b flats nothing! getting your vocal chords to beat at less than one beat per second? that's something! trouble with opera? its not pub misic for binge drinkers? what a hostile audience? dont know how to behave! wrong to smerk at a singer? strange its pearl fed to swine? they'd choke on gold? Elvis knew gold basso profundo!
I should Clarify the reason i believe he is a Bass rather than a Basso Profundo.
His last note has alot of vocal fry in it, not enough to detract from it's beauty but enough to show that he really is stretching himself. He is also not singing with an Orchestra so his volume is hard to gauge. Understand that Basso profundo and Bass voices are very close in terms of timbre and it is easy for any of us to mistake one for the other. please see vladimir miller (Basso Profundo) and compare
If you think that low Bb is vocal fry, you also probably believe Tim Storms can SING down to 2Hz without sticking a "transducer" halfway down his esophagus! I just received the Vox Extreme Singing CD. Glenn Miller's low notes are quite prominent and consistent. His notes are pure throughout his range, and he can PROJECT his low notes without sticking a microphone into the back of his throat!!!
@jamesgatward1985 Several years ago, the Guinness Book of World Records gave Tim Storms the title of "Lowest Bass Singer" displacing J.D. Sumner. They applied a transducer to his neck and determined he produced a "note" at 7.2Hz; and then a few years later, 2Hz. There are a bunch of video postings of "low bass singers" who supposed don't use vocal fry when most every one of them does, including Tim Storms. They have to hold the microphone very close to their lips to "sing" their low notes.
I made my comment about Tim Storms because I thought you may be a sympathizer of "bass singers" who use vocal fry to achieve their low notes. I strongly disagree that Glenn Miller used vocal fry to achieve his low Bb in this video. If you want to hear vocal fry, compare Glenn's low Bb with MrIanLB's video response.
@BassoJay RE: Tim Storms: Absolutely not! if it is not a beautiful sound then why would we encourage it.
I have to disagree, the penultimate note definately has some fry in it. it is still a nice note compared to the final note however the difference is obvious. with regard to the Basso Profundo Vs Octavist i Believe the difference in more in the part of the range that is sung. Octavists in the lowest part of the range and Basso Profundos in the middle.
@jamesgatward1985 I think we can agree to disagree on this. I am inclined to believe that quality of the camera's microphone may be affecting what you are hearing. Glenn's Bb has very rounded overtones on top and a natural buzz on the bottom that would be expected of a true basso profundo. You really need to listen to the Vox Extreme Singing CD. I think you will be convinced...
I believe we are disagreeing on semantics here. i will just add that Vladimir MIller describes himself as a Basso Profundo as does the st petersburg website. Oktavist is the part of the choir that chants. the Basso Profundo voice is the only voice that can do this. It's good to see you are someone who is knowledgable in this and not just proclaiming that this is the lowest singer ever lol!
@jamesgatward1985 Interestingly enough, Russian basses are now being trained using Italian techniques. Compared to the "throaty" sound of Glib Chandrowsky, I would suggest that today's Russian basses have a vastly superior sound.
@BassoJay Interesting. Where have you learnt they use Italian techniques? As far as ol' Glib, I see your point, but I would point to the first recording of the All-night Vigil from '66, where the (25 or so!) basses are freakishly and delightfully strong. Their sound is more Glib than Vladimir Miller, and for me it really works like a charm. The sound is so rough and brutally masculine, and I love that sound, but as Glib has showed us, it's no good sound for a soloist.
@KjeXXXer I read about their Italian training on the St. Petersburg Male Choir web site. It is now a blurb on Wikipedia as well. Thanks for contributing to the thread!
@KjeXXXer I was just thanking you for adding to this discussion about the Russian Basses. I have not contributed any part of this discussion to Wikipedia.
@BassoJay I agree with you. I watched the response video and what MrIanLB seems to be doing is a mixed voice type of thing where it isn't just pure fry but at the same time there is some fry thrown in to help him go that extra half step lower or so. The note here is definitely not fry. The tone is very apparent (which isn't characteristic of vocal fry), and the only reason for the "raspy" sound is because all notes this low sound like that because they're of lower frequency.
@BassoJay (continued from last post) In addition, this is done without a microphone. With vocal fry, you hear a great diminishing of the tone even with a microphone. A note being sung with a microphone can still easily be classified if you listen to the tone quality. If you hear just their voice alone (with or without a microphone or other instruments) and it just sounds like a burp with no tone at all, that's fry.
@BassoJay (continued from last post) A lot of gospel basses use fry to reach their lowest notes (one notable exception being Tim Riley). As far as Tim Storms goes (since you mentioned him), the lowest I've heard him go without totally going into vocal fry is about Eb1, which is low but way higher than his lowest fry. Again, I agree with you that this isn't fry. The only reason the note sounds "buzzy" or "raspy" is because that's what all notes below a certain frequency sound like.
By the way, Basso Profundo is an Italian classification for a low bass (Grand Inquisitor from Verdi's Don Carlos). Vladimir Miller is a Russian Oktavist, which is lower, darker and more sonorous in vocal quality than an Italian Basso Profundo. As I understand, Glenn Miller can sing the notes of a Russian Bass, down to a low F. However, I would not equate his timbre with that of a Russian Bass. Either way, Glenn is a Low Bass!!!
A Basso Profundo and an Oktavist are one in the same. They are both in fact the lowest voice in Italian and Russian Schools respectively how could there be anything lower than a Basso Profundo unless the Italians had a name for it!. I believe you area little confused, Oktavist and Basso Profundo are in my mind akin to Helden and Dramatic tenors. in Italian there is no such thing as a Helden Tenor. That simply means that even the darkest tenor is a Dramatic Tenor.
@jamesgatward1985 My interpretation of vocal classifications may be a bit more strict and traditional than yours, based on range and timber. Italian composers would have considered the Oktavist voice to be too dark and wobbly for their repertoire. The Oktavist voice was developed because insturments were not a part of the Russian Orthodox liturgy. Russian basses can go down to a Contra F whereas a basso profundo only needs a Low D. Compare José Mardones to Glib Chandrowsky.
An example of a Russian Basso Profundo would be Feodor Chaliapin as his voice would have been appropriate for the Italian repertoire. Feodor Chaliapin was not an Oktavist. An Oktavist is very capable of singing the bass part down an octave. Vladimir Miller is an Oktavist, a category that falls well below basso profundo. Sorry about "splitting hairs" here.
Regarding the sheet music: there is a lot of solo music that was published in the earlier part of the century that is no longer in print. The best chance of finding this would be to go to a university music library that maintains an archive of early 20th-century American popular song and do a search for it. You won't find it on the internet or from a mail-order catalog.
@hatstalker It really did not. It was a facecious comment meant to hammer home the point that the last note was, indeed, really, really, really freakin low.
Impressive! I wonder if Kurt Moll could sing that low? (I've heard Moll in another clip sing a C2 in Der Rosenkavelier; a Bb1 shouldn't be that much harder, but I could be wrong).
@Abracadabra208 Well I never heard him go beyond the C2, and that might be where his voice bottoms out. Or maybe the step down from C2 to Bb1 means losing a lot of resonance. My extreme low's are like that, going from A1 to G1 is a small step but it takes away a lot of what normal resonance that remains and leaves me with just a sound that I have to shape in the right way to make up for the loss of resonance. Would be cool to hear Moll in a choir though!
@herbstland at 2:47 it's a B1. The lowest "simple bass" note is E2. I know many bass singers can sing lower notes, but B1 belongs to basso profondo yet.
I saw Glenn sing the BASS 3 part of Gretchaninov's vespers with the amazing Consirare... He filled up the entire church with low A's and still got the feeling he was holding back..
@fuitbag He's kind of tall and his speaking voice is somewhat deep, but you'd never know what a powerhouse he is... dark and clear, and VERY deep, as this video shows. The group he sings with is CONSPIRARE, based out of Austin, and they do AMAZING work.. He's a nice guy.
@FatticusStout thanks for the answer,its just everyone i know says i have a real deep voice,but i can only sing to the lowest G on the piano,where as he can sing way lower.
I have looked aaaaaalllll over for sheet music to this...... and several people have attached comments wanting to know where to find sheet music for this...... has anybody had any luck? The closest I have come is a website that says it's composed by George Botsford in 1932 with Al Bernard "A basso profundo am I", but still can't find sheet music for it. :-(
For my voice is made of [] Other songs are out of place. Songs of the sea and of drink are left for me; Of love, not the slightest trace. Yet a tenor I could be, Full of sweetest symphathy, But down with my voice in the deepest of tones, Love has deserted; a chorus of groans Now when I sing I must []. "Rocked in the Cradle of the Deep", That sort of song I must sing. Drinking, drinking, dri-i-inking. Such songs do not mean a thing.
I am posting in chucks my attempt at the lyrics. I am sure I am wrong a couple places and, obviously, where I have bracketed ellipses I could hear or couldn't tell what he sang; if someone else could try cleaning them up, that would be great.
That would have been cool to hear Glenn's F, I only have those every once in a while. Has anyone done the Kodaly 'Psalmus Hungaricus'? I hear it has a Great A-flat (A1-flat) for Bass 3s. I missed my chance last season because of a funding cut. Hopefully a reschedule. And in Chorus Two of the Frank Martin 'Mass for Double Choir', there is an optional A-flat or two. Those were fun, did them several years back. A good massage is better for low notes than smoking and whiskey. Or vodka.
If he can sing a Bb with that kind of resonance then I'm sure he can sing a G1 or F1 as well. No, not the same quality or resonance, but I'm willing to bet that it's still just as decent as anyone else out there that attempts to sing those pitches...russian basso profondo, southern gospel basses, etc...
Too bad some of the more immature members of the audience laughed at the Bb2. I know it's a basso buffo piece, but that spoiled it a bit for me. So did the use of the sheet music by Miller. Still, it's one of the very best bass performances on youtube. No microphone stunts here, just very good singing.
This is no Basso Buffo piece. It is meant to be funny if that's what you mean by 'buffo', but as far as the 'fach' system calls 'em, there isn't a Basso Buffo in the world with low notes like that.
I'm not sure that you understand the term. "Basso buffo" simply means "comic bass" and refers to a kind or operatic role or a kind of literature being sung at the moment. It is not a vocal range. With the appropriate acting skills, any bass sub-type can sing a buffo role.
I understand your point. I myself am a basso-profondo, and if one believes in the 'fach' system as I do, they would know that the voices are tremendously different. One is dramatic and rich, the other with more coloratura. It takes more coloratura to pull off a basso buffo role then it does say a wagnerian or 'Sarastro like' role. As a true bass myself I know I will stick to the basso profondo roles, and leave the buffo roles up to the basses with coloratura up top.
The "fach" system is a totally artificial way of categorizing voices. It pigeon-holes all voices, when in truth voices fall along a very nebulous and continuous spectrum.
As for low Buffo notes, There is a low E written in La Serva Padrona, which is definitely a buffo role.
This guy's singing gave me chills (in a comic song at that!). How is it possible that I've never heard of him (apart from the famous band leader of the same name)? I'm not talking about the extreme low notes: those are impressive in their way, but more a matter of physical constitution than of skill or artistry. What is amazing is the quality of the sound over the whole range. It is just gorgeous. --By the way, "basso profundo" is not a term in any language. The term is "basso profondo."
Dude...that was beast...I find it funny how certain parts of the world (Russia) seem to think that others can't project without a mic down below the bass staff but it's obvious that there's people out there! Amazing.
I agree with what you said except the Russian part; have you not typed 'basso profondo' in on youtube? They're nearly all Russian man! + I only see one or two videos using mics. Check out the video Basso Profondo Romania 5 - hear how loud he is unmiced.
yes, I've heard virtually all of those vids and have commented on them back a year or two ago. The point of my post was to say that there are others out there besides Russians. I know what those guys can do without a mic...Incredible. There's a myth out there floating around that ONLY russians possess this kind of volume due to genetics and training. While I believe that genetics and training play a role, it's clear that you'll find several exceptions, and I believe Glenn is one of them.
Ahhhh sorry, I misread your comment. I agree! Although that may help the Russians I think it's naive to say that therefore no one else can do it and indeed, here's proof.
I heard no such low notes in 16 tons on your page. The lowest you hit is a low D that is very breathy, unsupported, and shaky. It takes a rare voice to be considered a true Basso Profondo, truly rare! It's a great recording on your part though!
Thanks. FYI I never said the basso profondo was in that recording, just an example of some low notes from an Italian rather than a Russian. However, on a good day I can hit an A.
He's as good as any bass I've ever heard. I had the pleasure of sing with Mr. Miller a few years ago in concert in a chamber choir in Birmingham, MI.. One of our pieces was "Song for Athene" and the bass two part has a 6 minute drone on low F. Just to see if he could, he dropped that F down an octave for a few seconds.. I think my jaw about fell off. It was amazing!
Because they're all teenage idiots who listen pop singers with light, tenor voices and anyone with a deeper voice "isn't really a good singer, just funny". Urge to kill...
Sorry, got slightly worked up there :) but I'll damned if I don't post it :p
This makes me want to sing more and really learn to get the richness of his voice. I can hit that Bb but to actually make it to be more than just a low notem that's something special!
...but down went my voice in the deepest of tones, love can't be heard in a chorus of groans. Now when I sing I must praise "Davy Jones." For a basso profundo, a basso profundo, a basso profundo am I.
(lyrics, continued:) but down went my voice in the deepest of tones, love can't be heard in a chorus of groans, now when I sing I must praise "Davy Jones!" "Rocked in the cradle of the deep", that sort of song I must sing. "Drinking, drinking, drinking" - such songs do not mean a thing. But if my voice were a tenor, I'd sing way up to high C. Love songs grand I would then command; oh, how happy I'd be. (to be continued...)
Everyone has a secret longing, and when I grew to a man, how I wanted to be a tenor and sing as tenors can. Love songs sweet, full of sympathy, I would sing them all the while. But all such songs are not meant for me, I must sing "the big bass viol." For my voice became a bass, all such songs are out of place. Songs of the sea and of drink are left for me, of love, not the slightest trace. But a tenor I would be, full of sweetest sympathy, (to be continued...)
I wasn't there in 2008, but I was there the two years before that, and I remember him singing that. He's incredible. Hopefully I'll be able to come back next year to hear him sing again. ^_^
Very nice performance, I try to get that low... But end up hurting myself. I'm a Bass myself, but not nearly that good, by any means. Any suggestions as to what kind of vocal warm-ups I should use to maybe get my voice used to the lower range?
You're most likely not a bass. Baritone probably. While a baritone can force themselves that low, it is just that...forcing it. Warm-ups and exercises can help your range but only so much...
my point exactly. he may be able to hit a Bb1 so he probably thinks he is a bass. and the reason why he can't sing his low notes as clear and loud as the person in the video is because he isn't a bass!
I can....but it does not make me a true basso-profundo. A bass-baritone with extended range I'd call it. By definition anything lower than E2 is in a sub-bass range.
Oh, but I AM a Bass, when I said "hurt myself" I was referring to the un-said fact (my fault for not mentioning it) that I have had little training due to my in-ability to find a teacher and I don't sing enough to even be used to the singing. And as it is said, Mr. Miller is a Basso Profondo, so his voice can go way down. Mine may not ever be able to reach that low, but it certainly is close.
the colour of the voice, the low notes he can reach totally healthy, indicate that he's got a real bass voice!! the most beautiful "part" of his voice is the lowest one and not the high... he's not a baritone at all...
Damn! That's amazing. You must post a new, better (quality) version!
RhenniusMan 3 weeks ago in playlist stuff
b flats nothing! getting your vocal chords to beat at less than one beat per second? that's something! trouble with opera? its not pub misic for binge drinkers? what a hostile audience? dont know how to behave! wrong to smerk at a singer? strange its pearl fed to swine? they'd choke on gold? Elvis knew gold basso profundo!
PNCCaine 1 month ago
Who composed this?
GabeFrank 1 month ago
@GabeFrank A GENIUS!
NezbitOfficialBand 2 weeks ago
Claiming Glenn Miller is frying the Bb1 is madness. You couldn't fill an auditorium without a microphone using anything else but full voice.
Jouwl 2 months ago
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BassoJay 4 months ago
I should Clarify the reason i believe he is a Bass rather than a Basso Profundo.
His last note has alot of vocal fry in it, not enough to detract from it's beauty but enough to show that he really is stretching himself. He is also not singing with an Orchestra so his volume is hard to gauge. Understand that Basso profundo and Bass voices are very close in terms of timbre and it is easy for any of us to mistake one for the other. please see vladimir miller (Basso Profundo) and compare
jamesgatward1985 4 months ago
@jamesgatward1985
If you think that low Bb is vocal fry, you also probably believe Tim Storms can SING down to 2Hz without sticking a "transducer" halfway down his esophagus! I just received the Vox Extreme Singing CD. Glenn Miller's low notes are quite prominent and consistent. His notes are pure throughout his range, and he can PROJECT his low notes without sticking a microphone into the back of his throat!!!
BassoJay 4 months ago
@BassoJay
Who is Tim Storms? why would anyone want to stick a transducer down their throat? I don't see the logic in this response.
jamesgatward1985 4 months ago
@jamesgatward1985 Several years ago, the Guinness Book of World Records gave Tim Storms the title of "Lowest Bass Singer" displacing J.D. Sumner. They applied a transducer to his neck and determined he produced a "note" at 7.2Hz; and then a few years later, 2Hz. There are a bunch of video postings of "low bass singers" who supposed don't use vocal fry when most every one of them does, including Tim Storms. They have to hold the microphone very close to their lips to "sing" their low notes.
BassoJay 4 months ago
I made my comment about Tim Storms because I thought you may be a sympathizer of "bass singers" who use vocal fry to achieve their low notes. I strongly disagree that Glenn Miller used vocal fry to achieve his low Bb in this video. If you want to hear vocal fry, compare Glenn's low Bb with MrIanLB's video response.
BassoJay 4 months ago
@BassoJay RE: Tim Storms: Absolutely not! if it is not a beautiful sound then why would we encourage it.
I have to disagree, the penultimate note definately has some fry in it. it is still a nice note compared to the final note however the difference is obvious. with regard to the Basso Profundo Vs Octavist i Believe the difference in more in the part of the range that is sung. Octavists in the lowest part of the range and Basso Profundos in the middle.
jamesgatward1985 4 months ago
@jamesgatward1985 I think we can agree to disagree on this. I am inclined to believe that quality of the camera's microphone may be affecting what you are hearing. Glenn's Bb has very rounded overtones on top and a natural buzz on the bottom that would be expected of a true basso profundo. You really need to listen to the Vox Extreme Singing CD. I think you will be convinced...
BassoJay 4 months ago
I believe we are disagreeing on semantics here. i will just add that Vladimir MIller describes himself as a Basso Profundo as does the st petersburg website. Oktavist is the part of the choir that chants. the Basso Profundo voice is the only voice that can do this. It's good to see you are someone who is knowledgable in this and not just proclaiming that this is the lowest singer ever lol!
jamesgatward1985 4 months ago
@jamesgatward1985 Interestingly enough, Russian basses are now being trained using Italian techniques. Compared to the "throaty" sound of Glib Chandrowsky, I would suggest that today's Russian basses have a vastly superior sound.
BassoJay 4 months ago
@BassoJay Interesting. Where have you learnt they use Italian techniques? As far as ol' Glib, I see your point, but I would point to the first recording of the All-night Vigil from '66, where the (25 or so!) basses are freakishly and delightfully strong. Their sound is more Glib than Vladimir Miller, and for me it really works like a charm. The sound is so rough and brutally masculine, and I love that sound, but as Glib has showed us, it's no good sound for a soloist.
KjeXXXer 1 month ago
@KjeXXXer I read about their Italian training on the St. Petersburg Male Choir web site. It is now a blurb on Wikipedia as well. Thanks for contributing to the thread!
Jay
BassoJay 1 month ago
@BassoJay Ah, that old site huh? Must have skipped it myself. So did you put it in the oktavist article, is that what you mean?
KjeXXXer 1 month ago
@KjeXXXer I was just thanking you for adding to this discussion about the Russian Basses. I have not contributed any part of this discussion to Wikipedia.
BassoJay 1 month ago
@BassoJay I know, you mentioned the blurb on wikipedia and I thought you might have edited it in from the St. Petersburg Male Choir site. :)
KjeXXXer 1 month ago
@BassoJay I agree with you. I watched the response video and what MrIanLB seems to be doing is a mixed voice type of thing where it isn't just pure fry but at the same time there is some fry thrown in to help him go that extra half step lower or so. The note here is definitely not fry. The tone is very apparent (which isn't characteristic of vocal fry), and the only reason for the "raspy" sound is because all notes this low sound like that because they're of lower frequency.
GamingDrummer89 3 months ago
@BassoJay (continued from last post) In addition, this is done without a microphone. With vocal fry, you hear a great diminishing of the tone even with a microphone. A note being sung with a microphone can still easily be classified if you listen to the tone quality. If you hear just their voice alone (with or without a microphone or other instruments) and it just sounds like a burp with no tone at all, that's fry.
GamingDrummer89 3 months ago
@BassoJay (continued from last post) A lot of gospel basses use fry to reach their lowest notes (one notable exception being Tim Riley). As far as Tim Storms goes (since you mentioned him), the lowest I've heard him go without totally going into vocal fry is about Eb1, which is low but way higher than his lowest fry. Again, I agree with you that this isn't fry. The only reason the note sounds "buzzy" or "raspy" is because that's what all notes below a certain frequency sound like.
GamingDrummer89 3 months ago
@jamesgatward1985
By the way, Basso Profundo is an Italian classification for a low bass (Grand Inquisitor from Verdi's Don Carlos). Vladimir Miller is a Russian Oktavist, which is lower, darker and more sonorous in vocal quality than an Italian Basso Profundo. As I understand, Glenn Miller can sing the notes of a Russian Bass, down to a low F. However, I would not equate his timbre with that of a Russian Bass. Either way, Glenn is a Low Bass!!!
BassoJay 4 months ago
@BassoJay
A Basso Profundo and an Oktavist are one in the same. They are both in fact the lowest voice in Italian and Russian Schools respectively how could there be anything lower than a Basso Profundo unless the Italians had a name for it!. I believe you area little confused, Oktavist and Basso Profundo are in my mind akin to Helden and Dramatic tenors. in Italian there is no such thing as a Helden Tenor. That simply means that even the darkest tenor is a Dramatic Tenor.
jamesgatward1985 4 months ago
@jamesgatward1985 My interpretation of vocal classifications may be a bit more strict and traditional than yours, based on range and timber. Italian composers would have considered the Oktavist voice to be too dark and wobbly for their repertoire. The Oktavist voice was developed because insturments were not a part of the Russian Orthodox liturgy. Russian basses can go down to a Contra F whereas a basso profundo only needs a Low D. Compare José Mardones to Glib Chandrowsky.
BassoJay 4 months ago
An example of a Russian Basso Profundo would be Feodor Chaliapin as his voice would have been appropriate for the Italian repertoire. Feodor Chaliapin was not an Oktavist. An Oktavist is very capable of singing the bass part down an octave. Vladimir Miller is an Oktavist, a category that falls well below basso profundo. Sorry about "splitting hairs" here.
BassoJay 4 months ago
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"definately not a basso profundo just a bass and not even a particulary low one.
great voice though
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Lol, a Bb1 with such power and not a basso profundo ? Get ears, man.
JoeLarnaque 6 months ago
definately not a basso profundo just a bass and not even a particulary low one.
great voice though
jamesgatward1985 7 months ago
@jamesgatward1985 ...a low B-flat with *that* much power?!
Taenyr 6 months ago
@jamesgatward1985 that was just of the bottom note at the very end,he is definately a basso profondo
fuitbag 6 months ago
@jamesgatward1985 Dude he is that loud without a microphone he is a basso profundo...lets see a bass singer do that without a mic
colhero1 4 months ago
5 people are male sopranos
bRaiNsAnDbrAwN09 7 months ago
Glenn Miller is wonderful and this song is a kick! I'm glad someone took the time to post it here. I hope to hear Glenn live some day.
We all mourn the recent death of the great Russian basso, Vladimir Pasuikov, on June 20, 2011. Eternal rest, Vlad.
nozeadinpencizx 7 months ago 2
Oh you poor fellow ;p
I'm sure he's kidding; that's quite a beautiful voice!
josephwehbeparis 8 months ago
Regarding the sheet music: there is a lot of solo music that was published in the earlier part of the century that is no longer in print. The best chance of finding this would be to go to a university music library that maintains an archive of early 20th-century American popular song and do a search for it. You won't find it on the internet or from a mail-order catalog.
steve97415 10 months ago
It's funny that the audience laughed at the low b-flat at the end and then suddenly stopped when they realized what they were actually hearing.
GrantKingMusic 10 months ago 10
Amazing range. Nice sounding voice too.
GrantKingMusic 10 months ago
Holy freakin crap. That last note broke the speaker on my phone. Wow.
TVATodd 11 months ago
@TVATodd did it really or are you just posting bullshit to get thumbs up?
hatstalker 8 months ago
@hatstalker It really did not. It was a facecious comment meant to hammer home the point that the last note was, indeed, really, really, really freakin low.
TVATodd 7 months ago
What a Bb1 !
JoeLarnaque 11 months ago 2
I'd love to have a go at this. Where can i get the music, searched everywhere and can't find it. Here's me practicing scales A2-A0
youtube.com/watch?v=UkpP3Hl14Js
If I can get the music I'll post a video singing it.
MrIanLB 1 year ago
Impressive! I wonder if Kurt Moll could sing that low? (I've heard Moll in another clip sing a C2 in Der Rosenkavelier; a Bb1 shouldn't be that much harder, but I could be wrong).
Abracadabra208 1 year ago
@Abracadabra208 Well I never heard him go beyond the C2, and that might be where his voice bottoms out. Or maybe the step down from C2 to Bb1 means losing a lot of resonance. My extreme low's are like that, going from A1 to G1 is a small step but it takes away a lot of what normal resonance that remains and leaves me with just a sound that I have to shape in the right way to make up for the loss of resonance. Would be cool to hear Moll in a choir though!
KjeXXXer 1 month ago
does anybody know where I can get the sheet music for this?
BigWillySings 1 year ago
so.. and where is profundo??? simple bass
herbstland 1 year ago
@herbstland at 2:47 it's a B1. The lowest "simple bass" note is E2. I know many bass singers can sing lower notes, but B1 belongs to basso profondo yet.
mark9203 1 year ago
@mark9203 sorry Bb1
mark9203 1 year ago
@herbstland Its not just simple bass,he projected that note the same way a basso Profondo would and thats Deep bass not simple bass.
fuitbag 1 year ago
Aw man. story of my life, except I'm only a bass-baritone TT_TT. I can't hit those final low notes! Nice singing!
PSColdFire 1 year ago
the projection is insane!!! :)
80dKeys 1 year ago
I saw Glenn sing the BASS 3 part of Gretchaninov's vespers with the amazing Consirare... He filled up the entire church with low A's and still got the feeling he was holding back..
FatticusStout 1 year ago
@FatticusStout have you heard him speak?does he have a real deep voice?
fuitbag 1 year ago
@fuitbag He's kind of tall and his speaking voice is somewhat deep, but you'd never know what a powerhouse he is... dark and clear, and VERY deep, as this video shows. The group he sings with is CONSPIRARE, based out of Austin, and they do AMAZING work.. He's a nice guy.
FatticusStout 1 year ago
@FatticusStout thanks for the answer,its just everyone i know says i have a real deep voice,but i can only sing to the lowest G on the piano,where as he can sing way lower.
fuitbag 1 year ago
no mic......dear god....
hondarideralex 1 year ago
I wish I had THAT voice! Who cares about tenors. How did he project that note without a microphone?
99supercell 1 year ago
Reminds me so much of cabaret night at national youth choir here in England =D Fantastic vid, am absolutely loving that Bb1 O_O
spiffyacey 1 year ago
whre can I found the score?
mouthmouse 1 year ago
An excellent job!;)
Enterfly 1 year ago
This gentleman is a pure beast! Wow...
randyjsing 1 year ago 2
GO GLENN!!!!!
xtigerlily1003x 1 year ago
I have looked aaaaaalllll over for sheet music to this...... and several people have attached comments wanting to know where to find sheet music for this...... has anybody had any luck? The closest I have come is a website that says it's composed by George Botsford in 1932 with Al Bernard "A basso profundo am I", but still can't find sheet music for it. :-(
shrevestylist314 1 year ago
Does anybody know where I can purchase sheet music for this?
willzum1 1 year ago
But this is really a song? How can I find it?
Raf90pazen 1 year ago
It's funny how the low B-flat at 2:48 is louder than the final E-flat.
OliverKahnNr1 1 year ago
@OliverKahnNr1 His B-flat was like a gong...so jealous
SokJuice 1 year ago 5
But if my voice was a tenor.
I'd sing way up to/so high an [],
Love songs grand, like a gentleman.
Oh, how happy I'd be!
But down with my voice in the deepest of tone,
Love has deserted; a chorus of groans,
Now when I sing I must [],
For a basso profondo
A basso profondo
A basso profondo am I!
TheologicoPisco 1 year ago
TheologicoPisco 1 year ago
I am posting in chucks my attempt at the lyrics. I am sure I am wrong a couple places and, obviously, where I have bracketed ellipses I could hear or couldn't tell what he sang; if someone else could try cleaning them up, that would be great.
Everyone has a secret hobby,
And when I grew to a man,
How I wanted to be a tenor
And sing as tenors can!
Love songs sweet o sympathy,
I'd sing them all the while,
But all such songs are not meant/left for me.
I must sing a/of/in big Pepe style.
TheologicoPisco 1 year ago
what happend to Vox? they were supposed to come out with la rue like 2 years ago =(
pianomatteo 1 year ago
I want to have notes of this song
silverdmitry 1 year ago
I could do that down a step.
originalprofundo 1 year ago
Sure. Post a video.
ogisha007 1 year ago
Aah is excellent.
He have a great voice and a very powerful bass, some like Samuel Ramey.
He have a great future on this!! :D
Nostravitagadiel 2 years ago 11
I don't find the score, where can I have it?
mouthmouse 2 years ago
Great song and amazing voice!
Anyone knows who wrote the song, and where I can get the score?
eugeneonegin 2 years ago
Whoa! No mic! He's belting it out!!! funniest basso profundo song I've heard :)
leannaraek 2 years ago
Damn.... That last note had so much powwer.... My lows like that are always soft :(
How does he do that?!?!!?! D:
RequiemSoup 2 years ago
Dude, really good voice! Is this guy singing professionally?
golfr10under 2 years ago
what are the two last notes sung?
mouthmouse 2 years ago
@mouthmouse ultra low B-flat to an E-flat
themusicman428 2 years ago
Bb followed by Eb
thegzak 2 years ago
Is the song available in sheet music?
mvmusic11 2 years ago
It's so beautiful! Power!
I wish I can be a bass one day :(
Jouwl 2 years ago
That would have been cool to hear Glenn's F, I only have those every once in a while. Has anyone done the Kodaly 'Psalmus Hungaricus'? I hear it has a Great A-flat (A1-flat) for Bass 3s. I missed my chance last season because of a funding cut. Hopefully a reschedule. And in Chorus Two of the Frank Martin 'Mass for Double Choir', there is an optional A-flat or two. Those were fun, did them several years back. A good massage is better for low notes than smoking and whiskey. Or vodka.
peddletoneG 2 years ago
If he can sing a Bb with that kind of resonance then I'm sure he can sing a G1 or F1 as well. No, not the same quality or resonance, but I'm willing to bet that it's still just as decent as anyone else out there that attempts to sing those pitches...russian basso profondo, southern gospel basses, etc...
randyjsing 2 years ago
Does someone have the lyrics?
ricardocarva 2 years ago
Too bad some of the more immature members of the audience laughed at the Bb2. I know it's a basso buffo piece, but that spoiled it a bit for me. So did the use of the sheet music by Miller. Still, it's one of the very best bass performances on youtube. No microphone stunts here, just very good singing.
steve97415 2 years ago
This is no Basso Buffo piece. It is meant to be funny if that's what you mean by 'buffo', but as far as the 'fach' system calls 'em, there isn't a Basso Buffo in the world with low notes like that.
soren476 2 years ago
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steve97415 2 years ago
I'm not sure that you understand the term. "Basso buffo" simply means "comic bass" and refers to a kind or operatic role or a kind of literature being sung at the moment. It is not a vocal range. With the appropriate acting skills, any bass sub-type can sing a buffo role.
steve97415 2 years ago 2
I understand your point. I myself am a basso-profondo, and if one believes in the 'fach' system as I do, they would know that the voices are tremendously different. One is dramatic and rich, the other with more coloratura. It takes more coloratura to pull off a basso buffo role then it does say a wagnerian or 'Sarastro like' role. As a true bass myself I know I will stick to the basso profondo roles, and leave the buffo roles up to the basses with coloratura up top.
soren476 2 years ago
The "fach" system is a totally artificial way of categorizing voices. It pigeon-holes all voices, when in truth voices fall along a very nebulous and continuous spectrum.
As for low Buffo notes, There is a low E written in La Serva Padrona, which is definitely a buffo role.
BorisGodunov 2 years ago
@steve97415 It's a choir camp, cut us some slack, we're just having a good time. (:
BeatlezGirl 1 year ago
where can I have the score?
mouthmouse 2 years ago
Damn hes good
Embrikkk 2 years ago
This guy's singing gave me chills (in a comic song at that!). How is it possible that I've never heard of him (apart from the famous band leader of the same name)? I'm not talking about the extreme low notes: those are impressive in their way, but more a matter of physical constitution than of skill or artistry. What is amazing is the quality of the sound over the whole range. It is just gorgeous. --By the way, "basso profundo" is not a term in any language. The term is "basso profondo."
atosov 2 years ago
that dude could be his own choir wile recording
brucekirk89 2 years ago
Dude...that was beast...I find it funny how certain parts of the world (Russia) seem to think that others can't project without a mic down below the bass staff but it's obvious that there's people out there! Amazing.
randyjsing 2 years ago
I agree with what you said except the Russian part; have you not typed 'basso profondo' in on youtube? They're nearly all Russian man! + I only see one or two videos using mics. Check out the video Basso Profondo Romania 5 - hear how loud he is unmiced.
philosoful 2 years ago
yes, I've heard virtually all of those vids and have commented on them back a year or two ago. The point of my post was to say that there are others out there besides Russians. I know what those guys can do without a mic...Incredible. There's a myth out there floating around that ONLY russians possess this kind of volume due to genetics and training. While I believe that genetics and training play a role, it's clear that you'll find several exceptions, and I believe Glenn is one of them.
randyjsing 2 years ago
Ahhhh sorry, I misread your comment. I agree! Although that may help the Russians I think it's naive to say that therefore no one else can do it and indeed, here's proof.
philosoful 2 years ago
So true! I can hit those low notes and I am Italian! :-) listen to the 16 Tons video on my page.
jfaliveno 2 years ago
I heard it jfaliveno...nice job.
randyjsing 2 years ago
I heard no such low notes in 16 tons on your page. The lowest you hit is a low D that is very breathy, unsupported, and shaky. It takes a rare voice to be considered a true Basso Profondo, truly rare! It's a great recording on your part though!
soren476 2 years ago
Thanks. FYI I never said the basso profondo was in that recording, just an example of some low notes from an Italian rather than a Russian. However, on a good day I can hit an A.
jfaliveno 2 years ago
Glenn Miller couldnt hit the high note, I think he should work on his range and purity of the sound.
randytravischarles 2 years ago
I am profundo too and can catch G very very low(don`t know how to name it(G contra)), but this guy is amazing
chatnick3 2 years ago
bass profundos get paid so much money for what they can do, haha
I can hit a D2, but I've heard a recording of Wade In The Water where the guy hits the D1, profundos are crazy
kolbykins5 2 years ago
He's as good as any bass I've ever heard. I had the pleasure of sing with Mr. Miller a few years ago in concert in a chamber choir in Birmingham, MI.. One of our pieces was "Song for Athene" and the bass two part has a 6 minute drone on low F. Just to see if he could, he dropped that F down an octave for a few seconds.. I think my jaw about fell off. It was amazing!
syrinx79 2 years ago
This and Father Ed singing the "Green-Eyed Dragon" are a few of the things I miss about RSCM.
meggiepooh788 2 years ago
omg i todallly remeber that! rscma is the best camp ever!!!! i miss it sooo much!!! and alexis thinks sooo to !!!!
carlluvsrob 2 years ago
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bradmeeks 2 years ago
Great Bb at the end.
biglhot75 2 years ago 2
simply amazing, thank you for sharing
Millwrightbob 2 years ago
That low C is amazing! Did he have any microphone?
And why the hell did they start laughing? o.O
zdusiu 2 years ago
Sorry, it was Bb.
zdusiu 2 years ago
Because they're all teenage idiots who listen pop singers with light, tenor voices and anyone with a deeper voice "isn't really a good singer, just funny". Urge to kill...
Sorry, got slightly worked up there :) but I'll damned if I don't post it :p
nekwera 2 years ago
I am a proud bass, and I still laughed. It's more just that the lyrics are funny.
laser8389 2 years ago
ah, great :) it warms my heart that I was wrong in the matter :)
nekwera 2 years ago
Because the lyrics and his stage presence are funny . ..
cybertooth49 2 years ago 2
cybertooth, that's probably the correct reason, however, I don't quite think, they get the actual value of Millers voice.
zdusiu 2 years ago
because it was unexpected. :)
Xozny 2 years ago
I love guys with very low voice:D It's sexy:D:D (And I don't really prefer tenors...)
TaMacsek88 2 years ago
wow, nice low C:P
maartjechiel 2 years ago
I wish they didn't laugh over that second to last note, that was incredible =)
philosoful 2 years ago 12
Check out Vox Ann Arbor for more!
gurra9 2 years ago
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zdusiu 2 years ago
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philosoful 2 years ago
What a BEAST! . . . amazing vocals, but why only 1 vid? You should upload and make more, we all would love it!
youbananabuoy 2 years ago 2
GREAT :)
oskaralberto 2 years ago
well, Im a baritone... and wuaoo.. I liked it... congratulation.
thonycg93 2 years ago 2
he's not only a basso..he's an octavist..the lowest notes..absolutely incredible
principal18 3 years ago 5
eh, number one, it's an 'oktavist.' number two, you would need to hear him sing like a g1 or so to confirm that...
HMW 2 years ago
He can. I've heard him do it. Sang in a choir with him once. He has it and it sounds pretty much as good as his B-flat. Shatteringly good.
haggar719 2 years ago 2
well, then that is pretty damn impressive..
HMW 2 years ago 2
Yes, you are a Bass. Your timbre is nice and low.
highnote32 3 years ago
Lovely timbre! So strong and deep at the same time! AwESOME!
Jouwl 3 years ago
This makes me want to sing more and really learn to get the richness of his voice. I can hit that Bb but to actually make it to be more than just a low notem that's something special!
gurra9 3 years ago
FANTASTIC PROJECTION!!!!! Many many kudos!!
80dKeys 3 years ago 2
Way Cool! Brings me back to my choral days! SWEET! Great pipes!
80dKeys 3 years ago 2
Who publishes this song?
madeleinebreen 3 years ago
wow you did good on the low notes!
450685jtk 3 years ago
...but down went my voice in the deepest of tones, love can't be heard in a chorus of groans. Now when I sing I must praise "Davy Jones." For a basso profundo, a basso profundo, a basso profundo am I.
cantoris72855 3 years ago 15
(lyrics, continued:) but down went my voice in the deepest of tones, love can't be heard in a chorus of groans, now when I sing I must praise "Davy Jones!" "Rocked in the cradle of the deep", that sort of song I must sing. "Drinking, drinking, drinking" - such songs do not mean a thing. But if my voice were a tenor, I'd sing way up to high C. Love songs grand I would then command; oh, how happy I'd be. (to be continued...)
cantoris72855 3 years ago 14
Could anyone post the lyrics to this song? It's hard to hear every word with the sound quality and the crowd.
ArentWeSpecial 3 years ago
Everyone has a secret longing, and when I grew to a man, how I wanted to be a tenor and sing as tenors can. Love songs sweet, full of sympathy, I would sing them all the while. But all such songs are not meant for me, I must sing "the big bass viol." For my voice became a bass, all such songs are out of place. Songs of the sea and of drink are left for me, of love, not the slightest trace. But a tenor I would be, full of sweetest sympathy, (to be continued...)
cantoris72855 3 years ago 13
That Bb at the end was insane!!
bariguru 3 years ago 5
holyyy shittt..
emmyfiorenza 3 years ago 4
I wasn't there in 2008, but I was there the two years before that, and I remember him singing that. He's incredible. Hopefully I'll be able to come back next year to hear him sing again. ^_^
WTFlulzRostafari 3 years ago 2
Very nice performance, I try to get that low... But end up hurting myself. I'm a Bass myself, but not nearly that good, by any means. Any suggestions as to what kind of vocal warm-ups I should use to maybe get my voice used to the lower range?
KennyTheBassist 3 years ago 2
You're most likely not a bass. Baritone probably. While a baritone can force themselves that low, it is just that...forcing it. Warm-ups and exercises can help your range but only so much...
pianomatteo 3 years ago
Glen Miller is clearly a true Basso Profondo! I don't know of any "Baritone" that can sing that loud of a Low Bb1.
Bass35744 3 years ago
my point exactly. he may be able to hit a Bb1 so he probably thinks he is a bass. and the reason why he can't sing his low notes as clear and loud as the person in the video is because he isn't a bass!
pianomatteo 3 years ago
Were you originally talking to KennyTheBassist? If so sorry lol. I thought you were talking directly about Glen Miller.
Bass35744 3 years ago
I can....but it does not make me a true basso-profundo. A bass-baritone with extended range I'd call it. By definition anything lower than E2 is in a sub-bass range.
arkansasovich 3 years ago
Oh, but I AM a Bass, when I said "hurt myself" I was referring to the un-said fact (my fault for not mentioning it) that I have had little training due to my in-ability to find a teacher and I don't sing enough to even be used to the singing. And as it is said, Mr. Miller is a Basso Profondo, so his voice can go way down. Mine may not ever be able to reach that low, but it certainly is close.
KennyTheBassist 3 years ago
the colour of the voice, the low notes he can reach totally healthy, indicate that he's got a real bass voice!! the most beautiful "part" of his voice is the lowest one and not the high... he's not a baritone at all...
guimaul69 3 years ago
hes ok
pavelkostov 3 years ago
I am also a bass and a professional singer. Still, I have never heard a more solid low B-flat in 20 years on stage. Wow. That was cool:-)
Prickler32 3 years ago
is that an original piece? i can't find lyrics anywhere
amazing voice by the way
bigdewie 3 years ago 2
I've never heard this song? Google yields nothing...
Chiliarches 3 years ago 3
he is american and sing like a russian or roumanian basso !
cdehtg 3 years ago 3
nice! :D
damiandeh 3 years ago 3
Wow!
Could we have the lyrics to this? It seems to be getting a lot of laughs, but I can't hear over the piano and crowd.
ArentWeSpecial 3 years ago 3
Awesome!!
louwisa 3 years ago
That was insanely nice. How much do you train?
OcarinaTycoon 3 years ago 2
Bravissimo!! Are you really only 23?
ColonelCognitional 3 years ago 2