A Basso Profundo Am I - Glenn Miller

[@rico3559]

Sing a note of those without a microphone, with a power that is awesome ... the opera singing is top of the top in the art of singing.

[@BigRedCatFTW]

Rodrigo Fernandes Indeed very amazing

[@filippozaccaria6944]

Daniel Reglado I wouldn't define this belcanto; belcanto is about grace and agility, which are not exactly the qualities of oktavists😅

[@vimtheprotogen2855]

It’s amazing skill and technique, but is technique art or is it how technique is applied? I’d argue that Johnny Mathis has an artful interpretation of Misty, and he doesn’t sing like an opera singer. I’m not disagreeing that Mr.Miller is an amazing singer and artist. Just wondering why opera is at the top of the art of singing in your opinion, and would like to hear your point of view.

[@gyetvaimarcell]

Yes, classical singing is the finest one as it recommends the highest possible skills, for that we learn a minimum of 10 years to call ourselves singers

[@nickevershedmusic8927]

Yep.

[@lonemapper]

He held that Bb with superb quality! I Basso Profundo are you, Mr. Miller.

[@TheOktavismChannel]

Hitashi son Bb means B flat. So it is a half step lower than B.

[@yorisoi_channel]

His voice literally resonates.

[@SoLuna137]

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 oh, such songs were not meant for me I must sing the big bass [?] For my voice became a bass For such songs are out of place Songs of the sea, or of drink, are left for me Of love, not the slightest taste But a tenor I would be Full of sweetest sympathy [Chorus] But down, with 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 [Verse 2] Wrought 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 was a tenor I'd sing way up to high C Love songs grand, I could then command Oh, how happy I'd be [Chorus] But down, with 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

[@bradysheppard6587]

Sheet music says “big bass voil.”

[@mustang351c4]

id assume it to be "bassline"?

[@魚-c3d]

@@Marcell0Bass line*

[@gustavocampos6634]

It's actually "viol", which is an instrument, but also, there's a song called "The Big Bass Viol", which is a bass song (I guess it was originally sung by Stanley). Edit: I was reading the lyrics you wrote, and there are a few mistakes here and there. This is what he's actually singing: 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 oh, 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 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 was a tenor I'd sing way up to high C! Love songs grand, I could then command Oh, how happy I'd be! 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

[@edraith]

"The Big Bass Viol"

[@54321blader]

There's something special about how the most sought after voice type has a song that only it can sing and it's about being a significantly more common voice

[@gamer5101]

Tenor? Tenors are the second most common voice behind baritone, and deep voices are seen as attractive to people. Though you are right, us tenors are overrated.

[@bradycall1889]

@@gamer5101 There are advantages and disadvantages to all the male voice types (the females too as a matter of fact).

[@thegreatmadhatter668]

Wow, what a beautiful voice. Such a colorful, rich and full sound!

[@careylymanjones]

And THAT is the difference between a basso profundo and an oktavist. An oktavist's job is to hit absurdly low pitches, as part of a choir. A basso profundo is a soloist. He must be able to SING the notes, not just grunt them. If an oktavist can hit the note, and project a little, he's golden. He doesn't have to sound pretty. Many basso profundos can sing oktavist parts,.but basso profundo arias usually don't go quite as deep as oktavist parts. Basso profundos who can actually SING in oktavist ranges are sometimes called contra basses. @Ioannis_Tsoumaris has an interesting three-part series on the difference it the three ranges.

[@renuslimpopquintz]

What a wonderful musical bass. Really made my day, thank you!

[@TheOktavismChannel]

Glad to hear it! Feel free to subscribe for more videos featuring the basso profundo voice.

[@renuslimpopquintz]

Thanks, I already subscribe to your channel. I love your choice of videos and interest in the Bass voices, keep them coming please!

[@cbrusharmy]

I'm not sure I've ever clapped for a youtube video before this moment.

[@LordQueezle]

I can't even come close! He has such power on that low Bb1. Heh.... I struggle to hit C2 xP

[@ONeirda]

I know what you mean! ;-)

[@190averagebowler9]

I can hit a G1

[@cleanupking]

twohandedbowler yeah and I can hit an A -69

[@michaellampson7085]

twohandedbowler r/thathappened

[@mysteriev7071]

He is not using normal chords, he uses his false chords (fry vocal)

[@pedroakjr2371]

Like, I can sing the whole piece along with him and hit every note, but I can't help but feeling I'm a child talking to an adult. His technique is incredible.

[@greghmn]

He's a light lyric tenor.

[@greghmn]

Just listened to this again. This time, I changed the settings on my speakers so that the output is a major third lower. I think I've been converted to Satanism against my will.

[@MultiKamil97]

Peter Andreev Do you know what sarcasm is?

[@loneranger5654]

your nickname should be "please be patient - I have autism"

[@fernandomoreno7753]

Peter Andreev sarcasm bro... sarcasm...

[@fernandomoreno7753]

Peter Andreev duh

[@jerryking296]

He's telling the truth and nothing but the truth!!!

[@Kralperri]

He's got a great voice!

[@luishizaru]

That B flat!!

[@abionbarro1167]

Bravo Basso Profundo!!!!! Fantastik!

[@JPqbss]

I might be able to hit Bb1 with a decent tone, but it’s maybe 20% of his volume. Well done to Glenn!

[@nickevershedmusic8927]

This is incredible for me since I can’t even hit baritone notes, but I’m a Tenor

[@lugubrioz]

He's such a daddy! And I mean that in musical terms lol

[@riverscott5599]

😧

[@lurecyyy]

ayo?

[@samuelgreenrod1812]

Sounds very VERY similar to Samuel Ramey! This is the greatest compliment ever haha

[@musicloungepty507]

When glenn was 20 years old ..maybe

[@bradycall1889]

Samuel Ramey is a regular bass lol. In fact, he's higher than most other basses.

[@bradycall1889]

Samuel Ramey is a regular bass lol. In fact, he's higher than most other basses.

[@bradycall1889]

But a tenor I would be, full of sweetest sympathy.

[@leonardobenini1643]

Molto bravo, voce carica di sonorità è molto armonica.

[@zleenacoironet7674]

Such resonance😮

[@highstepperARF]

I can hit it pretty well, but not at that volume, power and projection. Very nice job!

[@jz5937]

highstepperARF it’s amazing. Really cool!

[@ipvideogames]

The contra Bb at the end, is that the Bb below the staff? or the Bb in the staff for bass clef?

[@TheOktavismChannel]

The one waaaay below, my friend.

[@anastasiadenton]

+ipvideogames WAY below. Like the lowest on the piano I believe.

[@syllavr4584]

+Anastasia Adams Denton Second to lowest Bb on the piano. The lowest is a Bb0

[@00SNIVY00]

The Bb is below the second ledger line below the staff of a bass clef. The piano extends one octave below that plus a semitone, to an A0.

[@tannerdickerson3080]

I’d love to perform this song but the only problem for me is the Bb1 at the end, which I can only hit on a good day. I consider myself a low baritone but I still think this would be a ton of fun to sing.

[@grobanite4ever85]

I want him to sing the song of the Cherubim by Chesnokov the one that Vladimir Pusykov the one with the lowest note Ab1

[@Emmy01077]

This is really cool, but I am the complete opposite....I am a countertenor! I think there needs to be a song like this for high guys who get stuck with the higher voice always stuck in the first soprano section or thrown around where ever needed, but you did a great job!!

[@massiveqdawg]

Impressive! 😇

[@vitalismed]

I would really like to hear Glenn sing "My way" by Frank Sinatra, but in a casual, natural way instead of operatic. Kinda ironic, hence the name and meaning of the song, but that would be amazing.

[@Hanfgurkenhasser]

I really doubt he'd be able to hit the high notes, given his depth. Sinatra was a pure baritone, and a high one at that. Believe me, I'm a high baritone myself and I sound pretty much alike. Still wish I were a bass singer but oh well. :P Can't have everything. Dat depth tho...sexy.

[@monsieurboks]

By definition "operatic" singing is about as casual and natural as you can get.

[@kabo2246]

@@monsieurboks Yes and no. Depends what you call "natural" singing. When men sing higher notes, it's natural for the vocal chords to go up and switch into falsetto. An opera singer learns to trick his vocal chords into staying in the same position as if singing lower notes therefore singing higher pitched notes without switching to falsetto. About bass notes tho - i guess, there isn't really any other way to sing them if we don't go into tiny details

[@alessandroinglese4238]

This should be a musical theatre song

[@anastasiadenton]

Am I the only one waiting for Glenn to do Im Tiefen Keller?

[@TheOktavismChannel]

+Anastasia Adams Denton Now that you've put the idea in my head, no--you aren't. :)

[@anastasiadenton]

LOL! I mean I GET what his career is, we can make it about Root Beer, right?

[@grobanite4ever85]

I do too

[@paulco4145]

Lol, what a GREAT idea!!!!

[@seanpurtell8739]

Where did you find the sheet music to this I need an original copy if that is possible?

[@sirjohnnysins5474]

I'm practicing this piece already. But the Bb I can't quite get it to become loud and rich. Anyways. Thank you!

[@ernestoross]

Bravo!

[@doreleboungabeka8437]

Waouh👏👍

[@赫小赫-g5h]

G1

[@evangelhoculturaundergroun3177]

Meu DEUS SÓ NÃO SEI PQ AS PESSOAS RIEM. QUAL É A GRAÇA ? ISSO É UMA VOZ GRAVE CANTANDO LINDAMENTE.

[@redgit9905]

Now, I don’t know how well you understand English, but this is an intentionally comedic song, so it’s OK for people to laugh

[@SwinginStein]

Anyone know where I can get some sheet music for this?

[@TheOktavismChannel]

I can send it to you. Shoot me a private message with your e-mail address and I can mail it.

[@klemenulrih7273]

k barber Could you send it to me too, i already send you a private message with my email. Thank you :)

[@edraith]

facts

[@LordQueezle]

I've been singing this song a while now and I have got the range to hit Bb 2. Sadly I can only comfortably sing that low in the morning when my voice is nicely relaxed. My question is what note is he singing there at the end? Is it Bb 1?

[@LordQueezle]

I'm impressed! ...and slightly jealous... But yea he has a great voice :)

[@xxkewldudexx]

Lord Queezle Bb2? That's only the second B flat below middle C. If that's pushing it for you, then you're a tenor not a basso profondo lol

[@LordQueezle]

I think I meant to say I Bb2 is the lowest "B" i can hit. I am a bass because I know I can sing down to a Db2 (i'd like to see a tenor do that...) I can not however hit a Bb1. Sorry for the confusing post.

[@MultiKamil97]

Lord Queezle I know tenors who can hit C2 :D

[@MultiKamil97]

Hans Rassmussen One man on KZbin is able to go to C2 as a tenor, I haven't heard him but he seems legit xD

[@gildragon]

if anyone can find the sheet music for this I need it.

[@TheOktavismChannel]

Shoot me a message with your e-mail address and I'll send you a copy.

[@ElClásicodelos30s]

I want to be a Basso Profondo :]

[@MultiKamil97]

What was that note in 0:30?

[@Seb3sVLOG]

Nekros97 Big bass line D3 D3 G2

[@MultiKamil97]

semi acappella music Thanks! I thought it was lower :D

[@Seb3sVLOG]

Nekros97 Yeah Glenn Millers timbre is dark, so notes sound lower than they actually are :D

[@MultiKamil97]

semi acappella music Exactly :D

[@wolverine843]

This song sounds so fun is there anyway i could get the sheet music?

[@TheOktavismChannel]

Sure--request it via the contact page on oktavism.com and I'll shoot you a copy. (I don't like to give out my e-mail publicly because of spam.)

[@0phiphiphophum0]

+k barber Are the copies you send officially recognized prints? As in, if a competition required that my accompanist only read from original scores for a piece, would they accept this? If not could you point me to where an official score may be purchased? Thanks!

[@TheOktavismChannel]

Ryan Tanner Its an extremely obscure piece of music. I just send a scanned copy of a PDF. If you want to purchase it, I'm afraid you're out of luck. I've scoured the net; it's long, long out of print.

[@0phiphiphophum0]

+k barber Alright. Well, I'll just do what I had thought I might need to anyway and put in a custom print order with special permissions. It's expensive (about 32 euro) but it seems to be the only way. Thanks anyway!

[@TheOktavismChannel]

Sorry to not be of more help!

[@OlDoinyo]

Who is this guy? Not the famous big band leader, that is for sure. And not from the Slavic countries, either. But he has a nice voice.

[@TheOktavismChannel]

Not the famous band leader, no. This is American profundo Glenn Miller. He is the only oktavist to ever record the low G as originally written by Chesnokov in "Ne Otverzhi Mene" with a full choir. Listen here: Basso Profundos and Oktavists - Vol. 2

[@TheOktavismChannel]

***** No, Glenn is the only one to have recorded it. With the Orthodox Singers, Wichniakov sings the latter ending, but interpolates a low G, though it's difficult to hear since the other two basses are singing G2. Andrey Kurilov recorded the original ending with good volume, but pitched up a half step, so the lowest note is Ab1. Though others have performed this ending I'm sure, there aren't any other recordings.

[@TheOktavismChannel]

W Rich He has been doing some amazing work with the Illumni Men's Chorale and Conspirare. Truly a unique voice!

[@Jacob-ry3lu]

K barber, what is the difference between an oktavist and a basso profundo?

[@anastasiadenton]

+jacob lahr Use of the vocalist & the setting mostly. Essentially Chesnokov has 2 classifications for Oktavists & BOTH are technically Basso Profundo voices as well. Oktavists are used mostly in the countries that were formerly part of the various incarnations of Russia (Over several centuries) mainly in religious settings & the like. Different countries (Italy, France, Russia, Sweden et al ) all came up with different ways to classify singers so essentially for the average person it's just WHERE the music is coming from. A Basso singing for an opera house OUTSIDE of performing Russian works tends to use their voice a bit differently then someone that strictly focuses on Russian pieces. Vladimir Miller & his Trio have some amazing Basso Profundo pieces as well as having participated in various choral arrangements as Oktavists & Barber's site has LOTS of examples of these amazing gentlemen doing both.

[@MultiKamil97]

jacob lahr Oktavist can sing lower than Basso Profundo.

[@FernyBass]

Oktavist is the lowest role a Bass can sing but not a voice type and Basso Profundo is a sub-Voice Type of Bass, the lowest.

[@FernyBass]

@Alexander Abdalla Yeah, I wonder where John Ames would be. Definitely a second right?

[@bradycall1889]

@alexanderabdalla5517 Kurt Moll has a mix of tapes that make him seem like a profondo and others that make him seem like a basso cantante. He's a gray area to me. He has struggled with a D2 before, his timbre wasn't dark at all in the mid and high range, and he didn't have much overtone richness like I expect most basses to have. He did, however, have a lot of volume output like a bass should have. I think he's probably just a regular, standard basso profondo tbh (in fact, a high profondo, and a lightened one), but a part of me thinks that he might be a type 1 oktavist. Vladimir Miller said he could go down to F1 when warming up 🤷‍♂🤷‍♂🤷‍♂.

[@TheRealExceed]

Does anyone have the lyrics?

[@greghmn]

Read the name of the song.

[@joseribeiro105]

A Basso Profundo Am I

[@ortodox56]

Bravo ! What thing VLADIMIR MILER abouth ?

[@TheOktavismChannel]

I like to joke that Glenn and Vladimir were brothers separated at birth... both profundos with the last name 'Miller.' :)

[@dedompler]

Accompanist?

[@vinzalvarez3315]

Sheet music pleaseee

[@ashleyderevnin7933]

Im tiefen Keller at 1:40

[@ghfreakmachine]

any way I can get the sheet music

[@TheOktavismChannel]

+ghfreakmachine E-mail me via oktavism.com. If you have and I haven't responded, I will on Monday.

[@ghfreakmachine]

I sent it already but thank you :)

[@politico9575]

Pity the pianist hadn't run it through before and hit an a A flat rather then G flat in the second to last phrase.

[@joelwallenius2877]

Hnnngh

[@chileansaurius2531]

Justin bieber if it'd had balls!!

[@bradycall1889]

Lol but Justin Bieber is a tenor though 😂

[@bobbydoo5796]

was the last part subharmonic?

[@TheOktavismChannel]

No, Glenn's chest voice reaches easily to that contra B and the G below it. If you listen, his voice is constant throughout. Listen to his performance of Chesnokov: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fWK9h4aKn7qhgJo

[@MultiKamil97]

M.R. F.B. Opera basso profundo singers usually don't use subharmonics. If they had to use this then it would mean they're not true basso profundo. Basso profundo should be able to hit Bb 1 and below with chest voice.

[@tita4359]

Not in the class of real great basses