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#227751 Pannic Mon, 18th Jun '12 5:53:08 PM

With men it goes, from highest to lowest: tenor, baritone, bass.

For example, here's a tenor song in musical theatre (and a Villain Song, for that matter):

"Stars" is a good example of a baritone song. "Ol' Man River" is a bass song.

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#227752 Perpetual Lurker Mon, 18th Jun '12 5:53:52 PM

@Story That has a play as an actual in-universe framing device. This (presumably), would not.

#227753 gingerninja 666 Mon, 18th Jun '12 5:55:21 PM from Aboard The Damocles

@pannic and for women?

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#227754 Kyler Thatch Mon, 18th Jun '12 5:55:35 PM from the corner of your eye

Although I wouldn't exactly call Gabe a villain. But yeah, kind of sort of a Villain Song.

If I'm not mistaken, it's alto, contralto, and soprano?

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#227755 kegisak Mon, 18th Jun '12 5:55:49 PM

Isn't Baritone subdivided into a lot of tones as well? Since it covers a pretty wide range?

#227756 Sky Strike Mon, 18th Jun '12 5:56:18 PM from Trottingham

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#227757 Pannic Mon, 18th Jun '12 5:57:04 PM

For women it goes soprano, mezzo-soprano, and contralto, but legit contraltos are so rare that they're usually just lumped in with mezzo-sopranos. For example, soprano aria:

All the voice types have a lot of divisions. For example, with tenors you have your lyric tenors and your heldentenors and your buffo tenors etc etc. Like, with a soprano, the Queen of the Night isn't the same kind of soprano as, say, the title role in Susannah, though there are skilled singers who can cover multiple types.

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#227758 Kyler Thatch Mon, 18th Jun '12 5:57:35 PM from the corner of your eye

Isn't there a regular alto?

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#227759 crowlover Mon, 18th Jun '12 5:58:02 PM from Name & Address Withheld

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#227760 Tiggers Are Great Mon, 18th Jun '12 5:58:31 PM

Well, -cough-, if you could have a kung fu Jesus fight vampires, why not have Abraham Lincoln hunt vampires?

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#227761 Pannic Mon, 18th Jun '12 5:59:06 PM

"Alto" is generally only used in choral music, often taken as a shortened version of "contralto."

#227762 gingerninja 666 Mon, 18th Jun '12 5:59:09 PM from Aboard The Damocles

Why are contraltos so rare?

what's Staccato?

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#227763 Sixthhokage 1 Mon, 18th Jun '12 6:00:05 PM from Texas

Staccato is a short note

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#227764 storyyeller Mon, 18th Jun '12 6:00:29 PM from Appleloosa

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter and Brave are the only 2 movies I want to see this summer.

I can't say either sounds appealing, but maybe if enough people recommend them.

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#227765 Pannic Mon, 18th Jun '12 6:01:11 PM

Staccato refers to a short method of playing something - basically you see a quarter note with a staccato mark, you play it as an eighth note followed by an eighth rest. That's the rule of thumb/convenient way of thinking about it.

With contraltos it's mainly a matter of A. it's a deep voice, and B. vocal techniques and tastes have changed so that people don't quite sing that way, or people who would be contraltos pretty much train as mezzo-sopranos. I probably couldn't tell the difference.

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#227766 storyyeller Mon, 18th Jun '12 6:01:34 PM from Appleloosa

what's Staccato?

Something you do with your bow.

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#227767 Applelight Limited Mon, 18th Jun '12 6:01:41 PM from Manehattan to Canterlot

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#227768 Pannic Mon, 18th Jun '12 6:02:25 PM

No, not exclusive to string instruments.

Anyway, now off to choir and three hours of Sviridov.

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#227769 Sixthhokage 1 Mon, 18th Jun '12 6:03:13 PM from Texas

Definitely not exclusive to strings, as I've played staccato notes on trumpet :P

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#227770 The Freeman Mon, 18th Jun '12 6:03:13 PM from Hialeah,FL.

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#227771 gingerninja 666 Mon, 18th Jun '12 6:04:05 PM from Aboard The Damocles

@Pannic that would've been very informative if I knew what the fuck anything you just said meant

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#227772 crowlover Mon, 18th Jun '12 6:04:54 PM from Name & Address Withheld

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#227773 Sixthhokage 1 Mon, 18th Jun '12 6:05:53 PM from Texas

@Ginger

Basically, staccato is playing a note short.

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#227774 Perpetual Lurker Mon, 18th Jun '12 6:06:07 PM

@Ginger You probably shouldn't ask about more complex musical concepts if they need basic ones you also don't understand to be explained properly.

#227775 gingerninja 666 Mon, 18th Jun '12 6:09:41 PM from Aboard The Damocles

@Lurker I didn't KNOW that it was a complex term!

Todd in the Shadow's called Justin Bieber's voice a Staccato voice. How was I supposed to know any better?

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