Musical Vocal Ranges

***CaptHayfever*** · 12-18-2007, 09:51 PM

Does anybody know of a site where I can look up the voice ranges for characters in musicals? Bear in mind that I cannot read sheet music, so listing the key names is useless; I'm looking for the range names.

And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

Jenocide · 12-20-2007, 05:17 PM

Are you speaking of Soprano, Mezzo-soprano, Contralto, Countertenor, Tenor, Baritone, Bass-baritone, and Bass?

Well, if you are, then Soprano, Mezzo-soprano, and Contralto are for females and the rest are for males.

Soprano is the highest female voice and the lowest male voice is Bass.

I found this site helpful. If you click on the catagories, it shows you a very long list of examples (for example, Micaëla from Bizet's Carmen is considered a Soprano) and the site even further breaks apart the list I gave you with the Fach system (It gets very complicated and confusing).

***ZeldaGirl*** · 12-20-2007, 05:47 PM

I think he means that if you take a character in a musical, he needs a listing of what part the character would by sung by. Like, in Les Miz, Eponine would be considered a Mezzo to contralto whilst Colette would be likely a soprano. When in a musical, which characters actually SING bass, tenor, baritone, like that.

***CaptHayfever*** · 12-20-2007, 09:50 PM

^That is exactly what I mean.
I know what the ranges are (just look at the thread tags), but I can't always tell which range a character falls into.

And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

***ZeldaGirl*** · 12-21-2007, 12:28 AM

I'd try looking up the actual characters in question - sometimes, you'll find something that outright says what it's for.

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12-20-2007, 05:47 PM	#3
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12-20-2007, 09:50 PM	#4
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12-21-2007, 12:28 AM	#5
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