Ruby Helder(Female Tenor) sings "My Queen"(Less Noise Ver.)

This song was wrote by Jacques Blumenthal(1829-1908).
Ruby Helder(1896?-1940) recorded in 1913.

[@kirkp7470]

Very well reproduced. I've has a couple of these for over 50 years, but I gain a newfound appreciation for her musical artistry (she studied under Charles Santley for God's sake!). A very polished voice and a better tenor than most the youngsters of today. I don't have this record (yet); many thanks for posting this!

[@darrianmcneil3481]

Deeper than the typical female but still feminine sounded

[@peterbaxter2913]

The words to this were written by Dr Samuel Johnson, and although Jaques Blumenthal did write a tune to them, this version is by Ernest Lyons.

[@PannenbergMusic]

I ordered the CD by Pearl now :D

[@tomorrowmely3624]

Beautiful! I find people more open to men singing in a typical female range than the opposite, I wonder why. Unusual and interesting.

[@livrowland171]

I think because in classical singing there is a long tradition of countertenor singing, even though it was out of fashion for years. There has been a revival since about the 1960s or something and it has become more common in the last ten years or so. In the Western tradition, particularly in classical, there is no particular tradition of very low female singing. Even so men singing high did often used to be seen as amusing.

[@micheawinters7716]

never thought this was possible

[@Dunstlookalike]

Her voice quality is very special, but in fact a lot of females possess her range. Apparently, it was only C3-C5. I know quite a few girls who can sing down to a C3. My mother can hit an F#2, lol. The timbre of her voice must make the actual pitch sound lower than it is.

[@EmilyGloeggler7984]

@@Dunstlookalike Its overrated, honestly and sounds terrible.

[@darrianmcneil3481]

She still sound like a female because of timbre

[@darrianmcneil3481]

@@Dunstlookalike she will still sound like a female based on timbre men can sing mezzo and soprano and still sound male due to the timbre the only way they will sound female or even close is if they timbre is a androgynous. Other than that the untrained hear is programmed to think deep voice is masculine and high pitch is feminine but the ranges between men and women overlap its the timbre in the voice that generally make a difference

[@livrowland171]

​@@Dunstlookalike It's because she could sing with a pleasant resonant quality down there not just 'hit' the notes and could also go higher in an even sound rather than going into the header sound more women classical singers use.

[@ellepalmer]

What language is this???

[@Velvettino]

English, isn't it? Probably she sang as "Where and how shall I earliest meet her, what are the words she first will say" etc...

[@ellepalmer]

Silvio Andretti probably, I thought I heard a few English words. It was hard to tell.

[@Velvettino]

LaulyGames Me too. In fact, I found the score. There is in “IMSLP - Petrucci Music Library” public domain music web site.( imslp.org/wiki/)

[@thomascollins9610]

English

[@kirkp7470]

Earlier singers from England tended to roll their 'R's' more than their American counterparts.

[@EmilyGloeggler7984]

Terrible

[@sdawg4719]

You look like you have one of those disgusting high pitched voices 😂

[@bharp4390]

Ur mom

[@LovelyPeachyPop]

what i said when i saw that baldspot on your hairline