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Are true tenors rare?
Probably only 48 – 52 percent of the population can be tenors seeing as they are usually men. Then if you factor in an even spread of basses, barries, and tenors you would probably be looking at 13 – 16 percent at best. So you say there is an even spread of tenor barrys and basses.
Is baritone or tenor more common?
The baritone is the most common male voice type. Though it’s common, baritone is far from ordinary. If you sing tenor and can’t reach the higher notes with ease, or sing bass and can’t reach the lower notes naturally, you’re most probably a baritone and you shouldn’t worry about it.
Why are tenor voices so rare?
Tenor voices are perceived as rare because the untrained male voice will more naturally/readily achieve a baritone vocal range than a tenor vocal range, and that is true even for “true” tenors. I’m going to make a ton of assumptions that are arguably not true, but follow along to see where this goes.
What is the vocal range of a male tenor?
It is one of the highest of the male voice types. The tenor’s vocal range extends up to C 5. The low extreme for tenors is roughly A♭ 2 (two A♭s below middle C). At the highest extreme, some tenors can sing up to the second F above middle C (F 5).
What is the difference between bass and tenor?
The same idea applies to Vocal Weight and singer voice types. A Bass (the lowest of the male voice types) and Tenor (the highest of the male voice types) could hit the same note. However, the weight of the sound the singers get on those notes will be totally different.
What are the different types of tenors in opera?
Subtypes and roles in opera. Within the tenor voice type category are seven generally recognized subcategories: leggero tenor, lyric tenor, spinto tenor, dramatic tenor, heldentenor, Mozart tenor, and tenor buffo or spieltenor.