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Post by cloudbusting.heights on Oct 23, 2011 1:29:08 GMT
Yeah, but easily those performances could have been even better with the high note. But the thing that bothers me most is the Ave Maria (Caccini) live performances, where she doesn't take the high note, it's like one octave lower and omg, sounds wrong(I mean not musically, but the feeling I get) XD... I think we are going to have to resign ourselves to the fact that Hayley's voice is no longer high soprano and just enjoy her present range for all its beauty and richness. It would help if she didn't transpose her earlier work into lower keys because the memory is too strong for what once was. I wouldn't say she isn't a soprano 1 ("high" soprano) anymore. |
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Post by Libby on Oct 24, 2011 5:56:25 GMT
Yeah, she is still a high soprano. She still can hit high notes, much higher than I can. I used to be able to hit higher notes, but I'm somewhat out of practice, and older. I find that I can sing along with Hayley better than I used to (depending on the song), but I'm actually better off singing with Enya or Orla Fallon. They sing soprano notes, but their voices are deeper. They sound much nicer than me, of course.  |
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Post by morwen9 on Aug 12, 2012 12:35:21 GMT
Correct me if I'm wrong but I believe her highest note was in Quanta Qualia. according to the songbook she gets up to a high D! very high indeed!! She's a true Soprano. I'm a Mezzo; I can only sing up to a high G when completely warmed up with out it sounding strained and Hayley sings a high D so clearly. It gives me shivers every time I hear that song. I thought a G is higher than a D? |
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Post by Bamafan on Aug 12, 2012 13:06:38 GMT
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Post by Jenny A on Aug 13, 2012 3:48:51 GMT
Correct me if I'm wrong but I believe her highest note was in Quanta Qualia. according to the songbook she gets up to a high D! very high indeed!! She's a true Soprano. I'm a Mezzo; I can only sing up to a high G when completely warmed up with out it sounding strained and Hayley sings a high D so clearly. It gives me shivers every time I hear that song. Definitely! That's such an old post! I had never noticed that! I meant high high D (G5 is lower than D6, naturally)! lol. Thanks Taylor. And also, update, I can sing up to B5 comfortably, which is higher than G5... Though, honestly, I need voice lessons.   Does it annoy anyone else that they count octaves starting from "C"? Jenny♥ |
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Post by jameskparker on Aug 14, 2012 2:01:16 GMT
I know that there are different vocal sub-categories. Hayley, indeed seems like a high soprano and sounds lovely and superb in each register. I am wondering though if one could include her in the "Colortura" soprano range. I wonder if there is anyone who is expert enough to make that assessment on this forum. Just wondering. There is only one vocalist I know of ( key phrase- being "I know of") who can effectively and with facility, sing in an even higher register than Hayley. And that was her former CW colleague Meav. Mmmmmm....I wish the two of them could sing together again. That is kind of a dream of mine. I love them both so much.  |
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Post by Jenny A on Aug 14, 2012 4:29:00 GMT
I have heard of Mezzo sopranos who can hit high notes with crystalline clarity but have more power (tessatura?) in Mezzo-range... Honestly, It seems to me that Hayley is a mezzo with an amazing range... I would like to know more, though so keep posting info on this, please and thank you!  Also, speaking of singer with a high range, search youtube for "STRATOSPHERIC SOPRANO"  Jenny♥ |
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Post by morwen9 on Sept 11, 2012 0:51:29 GMT
Or anyone who could pull off the Queen of the Night...
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Post by Libby on Sept 11, 2012 5:52:21 GMT
Hayley once said she had that song as her ringtone. |
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Post by morwen9 on Sept 12, 2012 2:55:29 GMT
ha ha ha... maybe she could pull it off.
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Post by Libby on Sept 12, 2012 6:22:59 GMT
Queen of the Night tulips are also very pretty.  I can't help but imagine them when I hear the phrase. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2013 21:09:11 GMT
Not sure if it's mentioned anywhere but has Hayley ever sung in the whistle register? For those not aware, the whistle register is the register of singing above the falsetto - it's what singers like Mariah Carey use to produce those "off-the-piano" notes. It's hard to tell with females singers who go very high what register they're singing in. I often can't determine whether Hayley is singing a note falsetto or in her regular chest register, so if she did use the whistle register I probably would not have noticed. However, if she is comfortable in that register she can almost definitely get higher than the aforementioned D#!
-Rory
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Post by martindn on Jan 21, 2013 23:18:46 GMT
I don't think I have ever heard Hayley produce the rather unpleasant in my opinion whistle register notes that Mariah does. Even if Hayley can do it, I would rather she didn't if she sounds like Mariah. The lovely thing about Hayley's highest notes is that they are beautiful and pure, not screechy or warbly like so many sopranos. I don't think that there is any singer that hits those high notes as effortlessly or a beautifully as Hayley. I'm sure Hayley would not attempt a note if she didn't feel it sounded right. Even if she could reach it.
Martin D
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Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2013 23:53:01 GMT
I don't think I have ever heard Hayley produce the rather unpleasant in my opinion whistle register notes that Mariah does. Even if Hayley can do it, I would rather she didn't if she sounds like Mariah. The lovely thing about Hayley's highest notes is that they are beautiful and pure, not screechy or warbly like so many sopranos. I don't think that there is any singer that hits those high notes as effortlessly or a beautifully as Hayley. I'm sure Hayley would not attempt a note if she didn't feel it sounded right. Even if she could reach it. Martin D True. But I bet if she did decide to dabble in the whistle register she could make it sound unique and special. A huge part of what makes her voice so amazing is her phrasing. It's also something that has improved vastly over the years. Despite the reasons caused by age, I find her phrasing on Hayley Westenra and My Gift to You to be a tad unpleasant. But by Pure and later you can hear the words she sings much more clearly, which I think is a result of her conscious dedication to perfecting the already spectacular natural gifts she has. I bet she could do the same thing for the whistle register, but honestly she really doesn't need to, I was just curious as to whether she had before. -Rory |
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Post by martindn on Jan 22, 2013 20:12:23 GMT
I heard somewhere that Hayley had problems with diction when she was young. But I agree, her phrasing has steadily improved throughout her career. These days it is absolutely superb. It was always the case with Hayley that she listened to her critics and worked hard to overcome her weaknesses. That is how she became the great singer that she is.
Martin D
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I can't help but imagine them when I hear the phrase.
