Judge Turpin's vocal range

Apples2for10 · Judge Turpin's vocal range

Is it lower than Sweeney? The reason I ask is because when they harmonize on "Pretty Women", it's hard for me to tell.

Sweeney Hyde

Yes, Judge Turpin is lower than Sweeney, although I do not know what the exact range is.

what_the_heck013

Not much. He probably goes up to a D or an E at most. Any note that's too high, you could easily speak.

Apples2for10

I wish that the Sweeney forum had a "Sticky" vocal range thread like the BatB forum does. Since it doesn't, can someone try to post (either in this thread or PM me) what each of the main ST characters' ranges are?

Pannic

Bass-Baritone, just like Sweeney. He has to sustain an F in his "Johanna" song, when he sings "God." Though I imagine you could easily get away with a falsetto. For the other vocal ranges? I know the basic, but not the exact notes.

Sweeney Todd/Benjamin Barker: Bass-Baritone

Nellie Lovett: Mezzo

Anthony Hope: Tenor or high Baritone

Johanna Barker: Soprano

Judge Turpin: Bass-Baritone

Beadle Bamford: Tenor or Countertenor

Pirelli/Danny O'Higgins: Operatic Tenor

Tobias Ragg: Tenor

Beggar Woman: Soprano

Fogg: Speaking role that nobody cares about.

The French Taunter

Um, actually that's entirely acurate. The Beadle isn't a Tenor or a Counter-Tenor, he's a Tenor with a falsetto extension. A Counter-Tenor is someone who sings entirely in a falsetto, and the Beadle doesn't. Also, Todd is really more of a low-lying Baritone role than a Bass-Baritone. A complete vocal cast list is below:

Todd: Baritone
Mrs. Lovett: Mezzo-Soprano
Tobias: Tenor
Antony: High Baritone or Tenor
Judge: Bass-Baritone (Tenor in the John Doyle version)
Beadle: High Tenor
Beggar Woman: Soprano
Pirelli: High Tenor (Mezzo-Soprano in the John Doyle version)
Fogg: Speaking Role
Birdseller: Speaking Role
Passerby: Speaking Role (Doubled with Beggar Woman in John Doyle verson)
Soloists in THE BALLAD OF SWEENEY TODD:
1st verse, First Ballad: Bass (Doubled with Tobias in JD version, so Tenor)
2nd verse, First Ballad: Tenor (Doubled with Tobias/1st Verse in JD version)
Trio, ballad after Pirelli's death: Three Tenors
Letter Quintet: Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, Tenor, Baritone and Bass

Pannic

Sweeney is a bass-baritone. He goes as low as the first soloist in the ballad. He's all over the place, really.

Apples2for10	Judge Turpin's vocal range Is it lower than Sweeney? The reason I ask is because when they harmonize on "Pretty Women", it's hard for me to tell.
Sweeney Hyde	Yes, Judge Turpin is lower than Sweeney, although I do not know what the exact range is.
what_the_heck013	Not much. He probably goes up to a D or an E at most. Any note that's too high, you could easily speak.
Apples2for10	I wish that the Sweeney forum had a "Sticky" vocal range thread like the BatB forum does. Since it doesn't, can someone try to post (either in this thread or PM me) what each of the main ST characters' ranges are?
Pannic	Bass-Baritone, just like Sweeney. He has to sustain an F in his "Johanna" song, when he sings "God." Though I imagine you could easily get away with a falsetto. For the other vocal ranges? I know the basic, but not the exact notes. Sweeney Todd/Benjamin Barker: Bass-Baritone Nellie Lovett: Mezzo Anthony Hope: Tenor or high Baritone Johanna Barker: Soprano Judge Turpin: Bass-Baritone Beadle Bamford: Tenor or Countertenor Pirelli/Danny O'Higgins: Operatic Tenor Tobias Ragg: Tenor Beggar Woman: Soprano Fogg: Speaking role that nobody cares about.
The French Taunter	Um, actually that's entirely acurate. The Beadle isn't a Tenor or a Counter-Tenor, he's a Tenor with a falsetto extension. A Counter-Tenor is someone who sings entirely in a falsetto, and the Beadle doesn't. Also, Todd is really more of a low-lying Baritone role than a Bass-Baritone. A complete vocal cast list is below: Todd: Baritone Mrs. Lovett: Mezzo-Soprano Tobias: Tenor Antony: High Baritone or Tenor Judge: Bass-Baritone (Tenor in the John Doyle version) Beadle: High Tenor Beggar Woman: Soprano Pirelli: High Tenor (Mezzo-Soprano in the John Doyle version) Fogg: Speaking Role Birdseller: Speaking Role Passerby: Speaking Role (Doubled with Beggar Woman in John Doyle verson) Soloists in THE BALLAD OF SWEENEY TODD: 1st verse, First Ballad: Bass (Doubled with Tobias in JD version, so Tenor) 2nd verse, First Ballad: Tenor (Doubled with Tobias/1st Verse in JD version) Trio, ballad after Pirelli's death: Three Tenors Letter Quintet: Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, Tenor, Baritone and Bass
Pannic	Sweeney is a bass-baritone. He goes as low as the first soloist in the ballad. He's all over the place, really.

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