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Post by Talissa on Jun 18, 2003 14:42:13 GMT 11
I don't know the show at all, and I noticed that our Enjolras has played Jeffrey in a school production of Godspell. What's that part like?
~Julia
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Post by Buff on Jun 18, 2003 16:27:19 GMT 11
It's a great role. The solo Jeffrey has is "We Beseech Thee" and is one of my favourites of the show. Did he hit the (usually  ) falsetto high D toward the end? Ask anything about Godspell. I should be able to answer anything as it was the last show I did  I miss it! Herb (Buff  |
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Post by Talissa on Jun 18, 2003 20:46:20 GMT 11
High D as in above the tenor stave? Wow. I'm really impressed. I'll have to find out whether he got that. He's more a baritone than tenor, but I think he'd have a really nice falsetto.
~Julia
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Post by Talissa on Jun 19, 2003 9:26:59 GMT 11
Okay, I've listened to the song now. It does sound like a fun one. And I can just see him singing it  I might have to see whether I can get a rendition. What's the actual character like? Who is he? ~Julia |
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Post by Buff on Jun 19, 2003 10:14:55 GMT 11
This is from Stephen Swartz's notes: "Jeffrey- Very high energy. Impish and playful. In the original, he played several musical instruments, including concertina and recorder. " In the score we had, the solo lines were written in treble clef so it was the D above the stave  Buff |
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Post by Talissa on Jun 19, 2003 11:32:23 GMT 11
*g* That all sounds very appropriate. Damn, I wish I could have seen that production.
So the D a third above Valjean's highest B, right? That's what it sounded like from the recording I heard
~Julia
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Post by Buff on Jun 19, 2003 11:49:10 GMT 11
So the D a third above Valjean's highest B, right? That's what it sounded like from the recording I heard ~Julia That's the one!  In the production I was in the ten leads were split 3 guys & 7 girls (usual is 5 guys and 5 girls). Jeffrey and Lamar were played by girls. Both roles are traditionally tenor roles, but the girl playing Jeffrey was an alto so they had to transpose the song down a third, and even then the high notes were a stretch for her. She is a true belter and a fantastic dancer, so that made up for the weakness on the upper notes. The high D (or B as it was transposed to) didn't happen Buff |
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Post by Tinechorwen on Jun 19, 2003 19:09:13 GMT 11
Ouch, and Enjolras isn't a particularly high singing character, at all. Still, maybe his voice hadn't of broken if he was a bit younger when he did it. But a D, that's getting into a higher ranger for a girl1 There was a production in Perth recently, a girl I know was in it. I didn't get to see it though, apparently it was very good. I'm going to try and find that song now, just to hear the high D. |
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Post by Talissa on Jun 20, 2003 12:38:10 GMT 11
Well, if he would have used head voice, or falsetto, for the D, he would have had more range than needed for Enjolras, because male falsetto is pretty much the same as our head voice, so what they can sing normally is the equivalent of what we can belt or sing in chest. So I think his voice would have broken already, and he still would have been able to sing it.
Enjolras does have some high parts, though. "They will come when we call" is a fairly nasty one because it needs to have huge power, and it's his highest night.
The D is the D on the stave, for girls, which is pretty high for a guy.
~Julia
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Post by Buff on Jun 20, 2003 12:49:57 GMT 11
Enjolras does have some high parts, though. "They will come when we call" is a fairly nasty one because it needs to have huge power, and it's his highest night. That's a G# from memory. Buff |
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Post by Talissa on Jun 20, 2003 12:54:22 GMT 11
Damn, I typed 'night' instead of 'note' again. I've been doing that a lot lately. Rather irritating Yes, that sounds about right. I'd check on my vocal score, but I don't have it any more  ~Julia |
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) falsetto high D toward the end?
I miss it!
I might have to see whether I can get a rendition. What's the actual character like? Who is he?
