User talk:John1987

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welcome to wikipedia see Bajazet (opera) now for correctcategories and intro sentence. Year of opera important. See Vivaldi page - list of works at bottom. Feel free to start stubs on them. Ernst Stavro Blofeld 11:35, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

Contents 1 Vandalism on Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 2 Callas? 3 Welcome! 4 "Physical Range" section on Vocal range page 5 Moving pages 6 Y, hello there 7 Michael Maniaci reversion

[edit] Vandalism on Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Why are you reverting a fixed version back to a vandalized version stating that you are fixing vandalism (revert: vandalism, yet again. needs edit protection?)? --Zabadab 21:33, 17 October 2006 (UTC)

Whoopsie. I feel quite ashamed - I wanted to revert to a correct version - it was my first revert ever, just figured out today how to do it. I apologize. -- John1987

Don't worry about it. We all make mistakes. :) --Zabadab 21:51, 17 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Callas?

Hey Benjamin - you (re)added Maria Callas as a famous singer of the Queen of Night character. As far as I'm aware, Maria Callas did not possess the range needed to perform the Queen of the Night arias and certainly did not perform it professionally. Recordings going around p2p networks titled Maria Callas performing Der Hölle Rache etc. are falsely attributed to her. Thank you ~ User:john1987.

Fair point - any recordings would certainly be from the begining of her career and in any case Callas was never really famous or notable for Mozart operas, more the romantics. B.S. 05 21:22, 6 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Welcome!

[edit] "Physical Range" section on Vocal range page

Hi there. I just looked at the Vocal range page after a bit of a break and noticed a new section on "physical range" that I believe you added. (I try to keep an eye on the whole range nonsense because it constantly attracts both Mariah-Carey-lover types and kids who've just started taking voice classes and are convinced of their expertise on the subject.) Unfortunately, I'm rather confused by it. I can't figure out what distinction you're trying to make between the "physical" and "Basic range" section. The intervals you list in the "physical" section seem generally to be wider than those in the "basic" section, but I can't see any rhyme or reason in the choices. (E.g., the "physical" bass range starts at low C, which is extremely rarely called for in classical music, but only extends to D4, while even bass parts in choral music routinely call for an E4.) Can you give me a hand? Thanks. -George 00:29, 23 March 2007 (UTC)

The "basic" section indicates the notes most commonly used for in classical music (from the renaissance to the post-romantic periods) while the "physical" section indicates the true vocal range available, though without including falsetto. Falsetto is not a normally singable voice - a female can go down to C#3, but she can hardly sing below C4. A male who is not a counter-tenor can go up to even E5 in falsetto, but that doesn't mean he can sing in those notes. The "true vocal range" is the one in which the notes enter the singer's major resonances and produce viable sound. If a soprano goes below C4, it's normally "soundless" (i.e. it can be heard, but doesn't have musical coloring or texture). As for the bass example - a basso's range only reaches D4, and beginning with E5 it's in falsetto, and therefore is not listed there. I hope I answered everything - some vocal types like coloratura soprano are not listed there unfortunately. Maybe I should clarify the distinction between the two. John Holly 17:26, 3 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Moving pages

Hi, you recently tried to move O Zittre nicht, mein lieber Sohn by copying its content to a new page. That was not the proper way to achieve this, because that way the page loses its version history. Moving an article is easy: simply click on the "move"-tab on top of the article and type in the new heading. See meta:Help:Moving a page for more detailed help. - The article in question has meanwhile been moved by RHaworth on my suggestion. --FordPrefect42 18:11, 18 May 2007 (UTC)

Whoops. Sorry. John Holly 01:19, 19 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Y, hello there

I'm here, YO.

[edit] Michael Maniaci reversion

I recently reverted your edit to the Michael Maniaci page for the reason of vandalism and I thought I would explain to you why. First, your revision altered the information to be different than the sources listed by the article. The information was congruent before your edit. Second, your information does not really explain why Maniaci is unique. All singers use head voice. The issue here is not one of vocal resonation but vocal registration. The fact is Maniacci can sing in the soprano tessitura without leaving the modal register. That is he does not use the falsetto register vocal production at all. The ability for a male voice to do this has, prior to Maniaci, only been observed in men with hormonal imbalances or other physiological anomalies that in effect leave the male sterile. See castrati (modern castrato). Maniaci is the only documented male singer in the course of human history to possess this ability without having the associated physiological disorders. In the future when you make edits on pages you should discuss them first on the pages' individual talk pages. Also you must show your sources whenever you make an edit on wikipedia. You can not add or change material and assume the sources cited will automatically validate your opinion or viewpoint. Wikipedia is about fact and not opinion. If I catch you doing this again I will report you to the wikipedia administration which may lead to your banning from the wikipedia community.Nrswanson (talk) 17:14, 28 December 2007 (UTC)