Orthodox Singers Male Choir - Do Not Reject Me In My Old Age (remastered)

[HerrMagog]

I have the feeling that I hear two/three voices at 2:47. Is that true, or are these harmonics and resonance only?

[gudpeder]

@HerrMagog There are three bassi profondi, but they all sing the same note (Bb1, 53 Hz). However, when singing such a low note, the first overtones are also within quite a low range (the three first are 116.5 Hz, 233.1 Hz and 466.2 Hz respectively), so it may seem like you are hearing additional voices ;)

[HerrMagog]

@gudpeder Anyway, it's really very impressive - and gorgeous. Thanks for you for the remastering, and thanks to the choir for this moment of solemnity and calm!

[srs7593]

@gudpeder hahaha I thought it was one man and I was like "I QUIT SINGING."

[joeluck44]

Exciting Music! Thank You for sharing!

[thecreaturebyhabit]

one person who watched this is a tenor

[Kress512]

I dont know guys, but when he hit the low note at 2:26 my first thought was it sounded a lot like when in the second Lord of The Rings movie the horn of helm's deep was blown.

[KjeXXXer]

@Kress512 Funny you should mention that, I haven't gotten that thought myself but I've wondered what note that horn hits!

[grindamadurin]

Wichniakov is absolutely incredible, i cant fathom how a human being can hit notes as low as him, therefore i declare him to be otherworldly with a voice like that!

[25p3c3d]

beautiful Bb1 at 2:46 gave me goosebumps

[sniccer]

It's simply amazing.

(1 man or woman is deaf)

[BeardScot]

This is the first time I've heard anything like this, and it made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up.

Powerful stuff.

[DonSchanteloni]

I think i hear a Eb 1 at 1:16...

[gudpeder]

@DonSchanteloni I can see what you mean, but I am a certain that it just sounds like that because of interference between the voices of the choir. You can clearly hear Wichniakov singing Eb2, and the two other basso profondos probably aren't able to go that low, since they don't descend to the G1 at the end.

[BirdieJMR]

@gudpeder @DonSchanteloni Plus, there would be no musical purpose to sing the Eb1 if you cannot go down do D1 or C1. It's just harmonic resonance created by the tight harmony.

[gudpeder]

@BirdieJMR A correct analysis! Lower notes than actually sung by anyone in the choir can arise from the phenomenon called acoustic beats - slight differences in frequencies (both the fundamentals and the overtones of the individual voices) between voices creat pulsations with frequencies of their own, which can be audible if the difference is more than 20 Hz.

[gudpeder]

@Zakkary6969 Well, thank you! :D It is good to know that some people still know how to appreciate high quality audio!

[gudpeder]

@Zakkary6969 The text of the right side of the video clearly informs that the three basses heard are Yuri Wichniakov, Boris Chepikov and Viktor Krjuchenkov. Miller is not a part of the Orthodox Singers Male Choir.

Wichniakov is of course the one who sings the powerful G1, while the two others go up to G2.

[freezetop]

3 bassos profondos D:

[stesuswede]

This shows the true spirit of Orthodoxy, humble, simple and still most magnificient and mighty. I started to listen to Orthodox music already 30 years ago and am still very touched each time I listen to it. May it live forever.

[aboulziz]

I shiver every time I give my ears the privlilege to listen to such a devine and sacred chants

[zara2255]

Simply wonderful ! :)

[faker2909]

Beautiful, thank you for posting this video.