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From:  Joel Figen <natural@w...>
Date:  Wed Jul 12, 2000  5:24 pm
Subject:  Re: [vocalist-temporary] What is a Bass (a question of sound)


At 09:46 PM 07/11/2000 +0000, cyrus@e... wrote:
>Is the difference between a Bass and a Bass/Baritone more a question
>of some qualitative description (dark/light, dramatic/lyric, etc.) or
>is it as simple as the range which one sings?

Well, I'm probably wrong, but I was taught it's just a 1 note
difference in range - presence or absence of the low D (and D#)
- and most roles don't use it anyway, or at least they don't
depend on it.


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