Timeline for What one-octave set of notes is most comfortable for an SATB choir to sing in unison/octaves?
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| Jun 2, 2023 at 18:50 | comment | added | phoog | @Tim indeed, tessitura is often used in contrast to range, as in "the part is entirely within the range of sopranos and altos, but because of the low tessitura most sopranos dislike singing it." | |
| Jun 2, 2023 at 8:10 | comment | added | Tim | Tessitura isn't exactly the same as range. It's where more notes sit, so not the same. | |
| Jun 2, 2023 at 4:01 | history | edited | Aaron | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jun 2, 2023 at 3:42 | comment | added | the-baby-is-you | @Aaron Go ahead | |
| Jun 2, 2023 at 3:42 | comment | added | Aaron | @the-baby-is-you That's a great point. May I add that to the answer? | |
| Jun 2, 2023 at 3:35 | comment | added | the-baby-is-you | G-G is a terrible range for anyone who can't comfortably reach either extreme (baritone, mezzo, and the majority of untrained singers), and in practice is also terrible for sopranos, who will stick out like a sore thumb singing up an octave. Stick with D. | |
| Jun 2, 2023 at 3:20 | comment | added | Aaron | @Edward Thanks. I've updated the answer. | |
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| Jun 2, 2023 at 3:11 | comment | added | Aaron | @phoog Got it. I've updated the answer, including a citation, to reflect that. | |
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| Jun 2, 2023 at 2:20 | comment | added | phoog | "I don't think adjusting the bass range will change the answer, because the other voices will still limit the overall range": in most contexts where a melody spans an octave from D to D it would make more sense to have the basses in the range D3 to D4, not D2 to D3 (which is why I made that comment about typical availability of D2 and D3 in a professional bass section). | |
| Jun 2, 2023 at 1:48 | comment | added | Edward | Oh, I see. Then there is another available 1-octave range of C to C, with the basses up an octave. | |
| Jun 2, 2023 at 1:28 | comment | added | Aaron | @Edward No, because, according to the chart I based the answer on, that would be too low for the basses. | |
| Jun 2, 2023 at 1:27 | history | edited | Aaron | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jun 2, 2023 at 1:25 | comment | added | Edward | Should your last code block have C for the lowest note in the range, rather than D? | |
| Jun 2, 2023 at 1:21 | comment | added | Aaron | @ToddWilcox According to the chart I based my answer on, C4 - G5 is the "core" soprano range. It would seem that head voice is being excluded. | |
| Jun 2, 2023 at 1:19 | comment | added | Aaron | @phoog I'd be happy to update my charts (only have time for a quick comment just now), but I don't think adjusting the bass range will change the answer, because the other voices will still limit the overall range. Let me know if you think otherwise. | |
| Jun 2, 2023 at 0:39 | comment | added | phoog | Unfortunately, the chart in the linked answer is somewhat flawed, so this answer is as well. In an average professional bass section, approximately 100% of the singers will be able to sing D4 and maybe 20% to 30% D2. | |
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| Jun 2, 2023 at 0:22 | history | answered | Aaron | CC BY-SA 4.0 |