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Old 03-10-2011, 11:52
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She needs no introduction

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-eVRX7Dpw0
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Old 03-10-2011, 12:12
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I saw this on the weekend. Amazing as always. I prefer the longer videos as they give you longer snippets. Mariah really doesn't get the credit she deserves.
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Old 03-10-2011, 12:26
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Her range is just incredible. I've been a fan for so many years yet she still amazes me, the things she can do with her voice are just WOW.
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Old 03-10-2011, 12:30
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I saw this on the weekend. Amazing as always. I prefer the longer videos as they give you longer snippets. Mariah really doesn't get the credit she deserves.
I agree she is amazing but c'mon, Mariah gets ALL the credit she deserves? Isn't she the most successful female solo artist? Isn't she considered one of the best singers of all time?
If that isn't enough credit, what is!
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Old 03-10-2011, 15:03
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She doesn’t get enough credit for her songwriting, a lot of people assume she doesn’t write because of the kind of singer she is.
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Old 03-10-2011, 19:47
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thats horrible.... sorry but employing that range within such a short period of time is just too much.
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Old 03-10-2011, 20:24
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thats horrible.... sorry but employing that range within such a short period of time is just too much.
Obviously they are short snippets taken from lots of different songs. She didn't cover her whole 5 octaves in 1 min!
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Old 03-10-2011, 20:36
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Stunning...she's one of the living legends. It's a shame Whitney lost it, and to and extent Mariah as well. But back in their days they were both untouchable...

Mariah's range is absolutely amazing...I can't think of current singers ranges that even come close to hers besides Leona and Christina...
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Old 03-10-2011, 20:39
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thats horrible.... sorry but employing that range within such a short period of time is just too much.
Erm...
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Old 03-10-2011, 20:43
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Mariah is one of the best vocalists ever and her whistle notes were on such a high level that she could even be compared to Minnie Riperton!
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Old 04-10-2011, 08:22
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Oh dear, same old nonsense.

Absolutely dreadful....

As I've said before it's not about the frequency of the noise, yes noise, it's about maintaining the quality/timbre across the "range". It is that that defines "range", not just the ability to make a noise...
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Old 04-10-2011, 12:53
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@ people failing to grasp the fact that the video is entirely made up of snippets. Mariah's register goes from E2 to G7, she has a 5 octave and this is what the vid showcases, not her timbre or whatever else
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Old 04-10-2011, 13:17
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She does have an impressive voice, it's just a shame that it is so soulless.
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Old 04-10-2011, 14:07
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Mariah's register goes from E2 to G7, she has a 5 octave and this is what the vid showcases, not her timbre or whatever else
If you knew what it meant or bothered to find out then you would realise the very fact that it is "snippets" only highlights the obvious flaws... and she does NOT have a 5 octave range by any credible assessment where quality of voice is taken into account.

While the broadest definition of vocal range is simply the span from the lowest to the highest note a particular voice can produce, this broad definition is often not what is meant when "vocal range" is discussed in the context of singing. Vocal pedagogists tend to define the vocal range as the total span of "musically useful" pitches that a singer can produce.
So, aside from bragging rights for a few fanboys simply showing their ignorance such claims are utterly meaningless.
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Old 04-10-2011, 14:40
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If you knew what it meant or bothered to find out then you would realise the very fact that it is "snippets" only highlights the obvious flaws... and she does NOT have a 5 octave range by any credible assessment where quality of voice is taken into account.



So, aside from bragging rights for a few fanboys simply showing their ignorance such claims are utterly meaningless.
Her voice has declined but in her prime the timbre of her voice was magnificent. You cannot seriously tell me that the Mariah of 1990-1995 had a flawed voice. Her voice was full, warm, soulful and elastic.
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Old 04-10-2011, 14:48
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So, aside from bragging rights for a few fanboys simply showing their ignorance such claims are utterly meaningless.
I think you are seriously overdoing.I'm not a Mariah fan, I don't know a lot about her career, but I can appreciate someone who has a 5-octave range, with most of it sounding good.
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Old 04-10-2011, 14:59
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If you knew what it meant or bothered to find out then you would realise the very fact that it is "snippets" only highlights the obvious flaws... and she does NOT have a 5 octave range by any credible assessment where quality of voice is taken into account.



So, aside from bragging rights for a few fanboys simply showing their ignorance such claims are utterly meaningless.
What incomprehensible utter crap :sleep:
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Old 04-10-2011, 18:20
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What incomprehensible utter crap :sleep:
Tell us how you really feel

And yes to what everyone's saying, Mariah has an outstanding vocal! Incredible!
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Old 04-10-2011, 19:30
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What incomprehensible utter crap :sleep:
Maria Callas, one of the most highly respected and believed by many to be the greatest opera singer to have lived had a vocal range of just under 3 Octaves...

If you think for one second that Mariah Carey has/had more than 2 octaves greater useful vocal range then you are seriously delusional.

Of course Maria Callas or any other highly trained singer can make a noise outside a 3 Octave range, but it's not counted as part of their range unless it maintains certain qualities...

For god-sake learn about the subject instead of constantly falling for BS simply because some fanboy on YouTube claims it is so

Maria Callas vocal range

In performance, Callas's range was just short of three octaves, from F-sharp (F♯3) below middle C (C4) heard in "Arrigo! Ah parli a un core" from I vespri siciliani to E-natural (E6) above high C (C6), heard in the aria "Mercè, dilette amiche" in the final act of the same opera, as well as in Rossini's Armida and Lakmés Bell Song. Whether or not Callas ever sang a high F-natural in performance has been open to debate. After her June 11, 1951 concert in Florence, Rock Ferris of Musical Courier said, "Her high E's and F's are taken full voice."[16] Although no definite recording of Callas singing high F's have surfaced, the presumed E-natural at the end of Rossini's Armida—a poor-quality bootleg recording of uncertain pitch—has been referred to as a high F by Italian musicologists and critics Eugenio Gara and Rodolfo Celletti.[29] Callas expert Dr. Robert Seletsky, however, stated that since the finale of Armida is in the key of E, the final note could not have been an F, as it would have been dissonant.
As for Maria herself she never commented on whether she sang the high 'F' or not...

Yes, genuine assessments of vocal range don't sound nearly so impressive but why let that get in the way.
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Old 05-10-2011, 07:25
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oh lord... i find myself actually agreeing with gneiss after arguing against him recently! lol.
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Old 05-10-2011, 08:22
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oh lord... i find myself actually agreeing with gneiss after arguing against him recently! lol.
People do sometimes

I only looked this up last night, but I see that Deanna Durbin my all time favourite singer is attributed a range from A3 to E6, which if true would be quite impressive... But then certain things need to be taken into consideration:

1) People exaggerate, and boy don't they just!!!
2) Use of a microphone can extend the apparent "range" somewhat.
3) Had she ever performed on the opera stage that "range" would very likely have been revised down (probably losing some of the lower range).

You simply can't take these claims at face value, even if you are a fan and might wish them true...
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Old 05-10-2011, 08:31
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She is fantastic
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Old 05-10-2011, 11:46
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Mariah is one of the best vocalists ever and her whistle notes were on such a high level that she could even be compared to Minnie Riperton!
Mariah has a great voice but imho she can't be compared to Minnie because Minnie is the queen of whistle register
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Old 05-10-2011, 11:59
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Mariah has a great voice but imho she can't be compared to Minnie because Minnie is the queen of whistle register
Minnie's whistle register was very limited, Mariah has far more control over hers. I don't doubt the wonderful Minnie or her talents, but from an objective point of view, Mariah is the superior.
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Old 05-10-2011, 12:11
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Mariah has a great voice but imho she can't be compared to Minnie because Minnie is the queen of whistle register
Yeah, you're probably right, but Mariah took the whistle register to a great level.She made it popular and did it enough justice.Isn't she the only one apart from Minnie who actually pronounced a word in her whistle register? Minnie will always be the master, though
Minnie's whistle register was very limited, Mariah has far more control over hers. I don't doubt the wonderful Minnie or her talents, but from an objective point of view, Mariah is the superior.
Not really.Minnie had immense capabilities and Mariah was brilliant too.Minnie will always be the master and Mariah will be the one who took it to the next level
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