Word: castrati
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Recognizing that the Beatles were more a vocal group than a Rock Band, the game includes opportunities for three-part harmony, so you can try out those castrati woooos on "She Loves You." (It's as much karaoke as music video game.) The 45-song playlist emphasizes guitar-heavy songs - things the Beatles could have sung live. Some of the most infectious are those early, primitive classics from their first album, Please Please Me, which was released in 1963. As you start playing, especially if you're a novice, you may share Lennon's testy frustration, heard on the earliest...
...Grizzly Bear's politeness is a little oppressive. Without a hint of vocal darkness or a sudden stab of musical chaos, the lyrics gradually dissolve into a series of gumdrops, and the falsetto harmonies lose some of their charm; at its lowest, Veckatimest sounds like an album recorded by castrati at a beach house. So maybe it's not a breakout. But its charms are well suited to the fat summer days ahead...
...could use a bigger cup b) is at spring training in Florida c) didn't keep his eye on the ball d) has been traded to the Miami Castrati...
Though Daniels' vibrant voice has made him the first contemporary countertenor with the potential to become an international operatic superstar, many others have had major careers. In the 18th century, falsettists regularly alternated with castrati on the operatic stage, singing the virtuoso coloratura roles of Handel and Gluck. But once the castration of boys was banned, and unaltered male singers started belting out high notes in the manner of the modern tenor, the demand for countertenors began to decline. By the end of the 19th century the voice type had all but vanished; on the rare occasions when baroque operas...
...prestigious church choirs offered fame to the anatomically-intact. The Vienna Choir Boys, for instance, would train boys between the ages of 10 and 14 to sing with a sublime sweetness that was thought to rival the song of angels. Although we do not hear too much about the castrati today, boy choirs have retained their popularity. Last Friday, the Vienna Choir Boys, as witness to this popularity, came to Symphony Hall to celebrate their 500th anniversary...