Author: SCI Members Mailing List
Subject: Contemporary Music for Basso Profundo
Dear Fellow Composers,
I have a masters student in one of my classes who is a Basso Profundo. A couple of interesting points have arisen this semester with regards to his voice type. First, a visiting composer commiserated with him that "we composers don't write for Basso Profundo anymore". Second, the student wrote a very good paper titled, "Pitch Standard: Negative Effects on the Profound Bass". Both of these items have inspired me to contact you, my fellow composers.
I am not writing to debate these items. Instead, I would like to ask if any [...]
Subject: Contemporary Music for Basso Profundo
Dear Fellow Composers,
I have a masters student in one of my classes who is a Basso Profundo. A couple of interesting points have arisen this semester with regards to his voice type. First, a visiting composer commiserated with him that "we composers don't write for Basso Profundo anymore". Second, the student wrote a very good paper titled, "Pitch Standard: Negative Effects on the Profound Bass". Both of these items have inspired me to contact you, my fellow composers.
I am not writing to debate these items. Instead, I would like to ask if any [...]