Talk:Boy soprano

Boy Soprano. My grandson is interested in singing. What age would tuition normally start, Liam O'Leary, olearyls@eircom.net.

The above unsigned comment was added by 194.125.161.16 in December 2004.

As the article (now) says, training often begins around 7 or 8 years of age. I joined the Chapel Choir at Newington College, a Uniting Church school around age 10. ralmin 02:44, 24 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The list of "popular" boy choirs seems rather arbitrary, as it certainly does not include some of the major superb English choirs that are about as popular as can be. Should this list be greatly expanded or eliminated?

Are there ANY references for the explanation surrounding Bach and the "hiatus" between puberty and change of voice. Sounds a bit odd to me... <eg> --80.136.185.6 04:44, 7 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Boys' Choirs

Wikipedia currently lacks an article on boys' choirs - whch are NOT (as this article points out!) the same as the boy sopranos (and boy altos, not to mention - in many cases - the newly minted tenors and basses) who sing in them. Since my son joined the Zürich Sängerknaben I've been fascinated with this tradition and its history, and I'll try to put something together - if only a stub. It's high time Wikipedia had something! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.162.103.253 (talk) 07:12, 2 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Maybe you should look here first. —Wahoofive (talk) 16:15, 2 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Falsetto

Regarding

Occasionally boys whose voices have changed can continue to sing in the soprano range for a period of time.

In fact all boys can continue to sing in their upper range their entire lives, a technique called falsetto. While few men cultivate the skill, at least in America, it's rare for it to be impossible. True, a falsettist's top range is not as high as a boy soprano, but this sentence is woefully inadequate. —Wahoofive (talk) 04:05, 3 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Good point, although it would be more accurate to say a falsettist's top range is usually not as high as a boy soprano: some men can reach extremely high notes in falsetto. Contains Mild Peril (talk) 00:08, 7 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Treble/Boy soprano

Excuse me, the term "Boy Soprano" does not exist. It is slang for the correct word: Treble. You say treble is british english, I'm afraid to say that the terms boy and soprano contradict each other anyway. A soprano is and remains to be a female singer with a high range. "Soprano" does not mean "range". This is why I'm changing the title of this article to treble.--Brainsurgeonrocketscientist 05:21, 4 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I love Wikipedia. Every time I get depressed I can come on and get a laugh out a comment like that. —Wahoofive (talk) 15:16, 4 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Paul Chapman

I wonder if anyone knows of Paul Chapman, who performed a treble solo on Michael Nyman's "Miserere", which was composed for the soundtrack to the film entitled "The Cook, The Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover". Would it be appropriate to mention him in this article at all? Oberschlesien 14:39, 23 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Cathedral Choristers

It may be worthwhile, perhaps on a new related page, to discuss cathdral choristers and some of the traditions and roles, such as auditions, years of service, religious duties, ranks such as Head Boy (Head Chorister), choristers of the year, etc. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.148.80.10 (talk) 21:54, 19 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

boy alto

I notice there is no page for a "boy alto" although such a voice type is referred to in various works, sch as Menotti's Chip and His Dog, an opera intended to be played by children. Is the definition of such a voice even more nebulous?--19:15, 30 June 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Scottandrewhutchins (talk • contribs)

Photographs

This article would be much improved by the addition of some photographs.Das Baz 16:58, 22 August 2009 (UTC)

trebles singing christian liturgy in pre-christian times

someone might want to take a look at this claim. most christian liturgy dates from the christian era, don't sure how much christian liturgy is known to be pre-christian...70.26.6.134 (talk) 21:59, 21 January 2013 (UTC)Joe[reply]