I recently sat down at the piano to determine the ranges of certain songs:
I Need to Be in Love
Solitaire
I Can Dream Can't I
The End of the World
Two Sides
I selected these songs because I thought they were "rangy" (to use one of Richard's coined words).
I always thought that Solitaire had such dramatic sweep that it must be the most "rangy" of the group. BUT ... in fact, I Need to Be in Love actually beats it out by a whole tone.
I Need to Be in Love: Low Note is E above middle C
High Note is B in the 2nd octave above middle C
Solitaire: Loe Note is E above middle C
High Note is A in the 2nd octave above middle C
On the other songs, I found that I Can Dream, Can't I goes down as low as E flat, a half tone lower than The End of the World (which I thought would have contained the lowest note).
As for high notes, I thought that the end note on Two Sides would have been higher than it is. It turns out to be an A. I think it's the same A as the high note in Solitaire. Could it be an octave higher? I don't think so, but perhaps someone who is a musician can confirm this.
I'd be interested in hearing from others on Karen's high and low notes in the Carpenters various recordings.
I Need to Be in Love
Solitaire
I Can Dream Can't I
The End of the World
Two Sides
I selected these songs because I thought they were "rangy" (to use one of Richard's coined words).
I always thought that Solitaire had such dramatic sweep that it must be the most "rangy" of the group. BUT ... in fact, I Need to Be in Love actually beats it out by a whole tone.
I Need to Be in Love: Low Note is E above middle C
High Note is B in the 2nd octave above middle C
Solitaire: Loe Note is E above middle C
High Note is A in the 2nd octave above middle C
On the other songs, I found that I Can Dream, Can't I goes down as low as E flat, a half tone lower than The End of the World (which I thought would have contained the lowest note).
As for high notes, I thought that the end note on Two Sides would have been higher than it is. It turns out to be an A. I think it's the same A as the high note in Solitaire. Could it be an octave higher? I don't think so, but perhaps someone who is a musician can confirm this.
I'd be interested in hearing from others on Karen's high and low notes in the Carpenters various recordings.