The Mellotron Group

Hi all-
   Yes, spanning the octaves is a problem.  Consider splitting the voices.  A lot can be done this way:
-2 separate artists' voices, split on one tape set
-2 of the same artist's voices, split w/ the same sound
-2 of the same artist's, split w/ "ooo"s and "aaa"s
    In this way, one would probably get the best of the artist's vocal range.
 
    -Bruce D.


--- On Sat, 8/9/08, Bernie <kornowicz@cox.net> wrote:

From: Bernie <kornowicz@cox.net>
Subject: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Ellatron
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Date: Saturday, August 9, 2008, 8:04 AM






--- In newmellotrongroup@ yahoogroups. com, Rick Blechta <rick@...> 
wrote:
>
> 
> On Aug 9, 2008, at 7:19 AM, Mark Pring wrote:
> 
> > Hi Mike,
> > Re Sandy Denny, I think she did have a lot of off days and 
sadly 
> > her heavy smoking pretty much wrecked her voice in later years, 
> > ( not that there were many of them, she died 30 years ago this 
> > year ) but on a good day she did have a very expressive voice, I 
> > think "The banks of the Nile" from the Fotheringay album would be 
a 
> > good example.
> >
> > Mark
> >
> > PS How about Janet Baker, Elizabeth Schwarzkopf, Kathleen 
Ferrier 
> > and Christa Ludwig?
> 
> Hey, folks, I don't think there's a singer on the planet who can 
sound 
> good from a low G to a high F. That's the real issue: not whether 
they 
> can sing three octaves, but whether they can sing the three 
octaves 
> needed for a mellotron.
> 
> I have heard one tenor sing a high F and he sounded like a chicken 
> being strangled. As for women, Mozart's Queen of the Night aria in 
the 
> first act of The Magic Flute (Martin's favourite opera) has to 
sing 
> some high F's, for example, but these singing specialists 
(coloratura 
> sopranos) generally sound pretty poor on low Gs.
> 
> Rick
>

Isn't the Female Choir just 2 octaves? I think even the Chamberlin 
Solo Female Voice is less than 3 octaves.

Bernie