I'm looking for a song to perform, and I've got a bass/low baritone range. I am having quite a bit of trouble finding a good song, so I figured I would ask. It has to be from a stage musical. Any help would be GREATLY appreciated.
Thanks!
2007-08-15 05:23:39 · 8 answers · asked by -The- Hardcore Thespian 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Theater & Acting
How about:
Make Them Hear You - Ragtime
Suppertime - Little Shop of Horrors
I Feel Like I'm Not Out of Bed Yet - On The Town
As Good As You - Jane Eyre
Be Like The Bluebird - Anything Goes
If I Can't Love Her - Beauty and the Beast
This Nearly Was Mine - South Pacific
Music of the Night - Phantom of the Opera
Empty Chairs At Empty Tables - Les Miserables
Once In Love With Amy - Where's Charley?
There is a Sucker Born Ev'ry Minute - Barnum
It's A Fish - The Apple Tree
Some might be a bit too high, but I put them because they are labeled tenor to baritone.
Break a leg!
2007-08-15 08:31:46 · answer #1 · answered by Marianne D 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Low Baritone Songs
2017-01-15 06:53:01 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you know your vocal range (high and low note)?? If you do, then you either find a song written in that range (which there aren't many specifically for basses in the lead), or adapt one into that range. I'm a baritone who sings low F to E above middle C (can reach the F if I really practice). Most guy songs are written for tenors, so I usually just change the key into my range. Of course, it helps that I'm also a musician and can do that myself.
2007-08-16 05:27:59 · answer #3 · answered by Tim A 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to the music store and get "The First Book of Broadway Solos - Baritone". (They also publish an edition for Tenors, Mezzos and Sopranos.)
The link below shows the table of contents. Any of these songs would be ideal for your performance.
2007-08-15 05:53:00 · answer #4 · answered by dansinger61 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Warning: Don't sing these songs too slow during an audition! Don't be afraid to speed them up just a tad.
"This Jesus Must Die" - Jesus Christ Superstar - Ciaphus
"Old Man River" - Show Boat
"Kiss The Girl" - The Little Mermaid
"Be Prepared" - The Lion King (hell, if Jeremy Irons can sing it!)
2007-08-15 08:19:26 · answer #5 · answered by Matthew P 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here's a few that come to mind:
* "Old Man River" from 'Show Boat'
* "Lonely Room" from 'Oklahoma!'
* "Some Enchanted Evening" & "This Nearly Was Mine" from 'South Pacific'
* "The Impossible Dream" from 'Man of La Mancha'
* "Try to Remember" from 'The Fantastiks'
* "Where is the Life that Late I Led" from 'Kiss Me, Kate' (there are a few others from that show which might also be in your voice range)
You can get books & anthologies of show tunes specific to your voice part. Take a look on Amazon (you can view the table of contents): http://www.amazon.com/Singers-Musical-Theatre-Anthology-Songbooks/dp/0881885487
2007-08-15 06:00:01 · answer #6 · answered by briteyes 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Old Man River"
"They Call the Wind Maria"
I heard a bass sing "Dulcinea" once, and it was so beautiful that women were weeping all over the room.
2007-08-15 05:48:18 · answer #7 · answered by helene 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Something from Hello Dolly.
2007-08-15 06:07:55 · answer #8 · answered by Eleanor T 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋