"Lisa <lisacsi@y...>" <lisacsi@y...> wrote:
> What voice type would sing in a key of e? Alto?
Depends on the octave. In either case, the low note would be an E and
the high note the A an 11th above it.
An alto could maybe pull it off in the low octave, but I can't
imagine that being an optimal key for hardly any woman, unless she
was a low chest-voice specialist. I love Mahalia Jackson's rendition
in (I think) G (high note a tenor C).
In the high octave, you'd want a very light high soprano. Again, not
really an optimal solo key (in my opinion). For a regular soprano, I
like it in C or D at the highest, because you don't want to be
blasting high notes on a lullaby-flavored carol.
Truly, the only voice type I think would do optimally in this key
would be an haute contre (but that's a male voice). I can also
imagine hearing it in the sub octave if it was the basso profundo
from the Oakridge boys, maybe.
Tako
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