#baritonefach

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Troye Sivan Voice Type

Voice Type: Lyric Baritone

Range: F#2-A4-E5

I was inspired to create this after going to my friends house and few nights ago. I was chatting with my friend and next minute Troye and his family walks in (apparently my friend knows his family somehow). So I got to have dinner with Troye Sivan! He was very kind and humble, and it was great to meet him. Now onto his voice...

Tenor

Troye’s light voice has caused some to call him a tenor. While the weight of his voice might match that of a typical tenor, his tessitura doesn’t. Take the song Wild, it ranges from a G2-F4. The song hits some pretty low notes in the verses and then sticks to the lower 4th octave for the chorus. The highest note for the song is a mixed F4. If he were a tenor we would probably not see such low verses and a higher chorus. This general range can be found throughout his songs. A tenor would have more natural comfort up high and would be singing an F4 with ease, which Troye doesn’t, due to his lower tessitura. 

Baritone

Troye has a light, warm and manly timbre, perfectly matching that of a lyric baritone. His is most comfortable in the 3rd and lower 4th octaves, much like a baritone. Overall, Troye’s tessitura is clearly that of a baritone, and he showcases that not every baritone has to have an intensely dark and weighty voice. 

Vocal View: I love Troye’s tone, it is very calming and simply beautiful. 

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Baritone

Baritones are the middle-ranged and most common male voice type. As the bass fach is so rare, baritones are often the lowest voice type you will find. Being a baritone seems to be thought of as a negative — you may of heard of the ‘Baritone Curse’. This is just ridiculous, there are many great things about baritones. Sitting in-between a bass and tenor, a baritone gets the best of both worlds. Baritones can have amazing lows as well as strong 4th octave belts. Baritones generally have richer, fuller and more manly timbres than tenors. People seem to believe that baritones cannot manage to belt anything above an A4. This is simply untrue there are many baritones who can belt above an A4, eg. Scott Hoying and Corey Monteith. Sure, they are not going to have the comfort that a tenor has, but it doesn’t mean it is impossible. No singer is limited to a set range due to their voice type, and this is no exception for the baritone. Baritones found in non classical music include: John Legend, Chris Martin, James Arthur, Hozier and Elvis. The baritone fach includes:

Lyric Baritone

Dramatic Baritone