In opera and classical music, all six voice categories (soprano, mezzo-soprano, contralto, tenor, baritone, bass) have at least two subtypes with them, "lyric" and "dramatic" voices, which describe "vocal weight"; where a "lyric voice" is light, brighter, smoother, agile, and sweet, a "dramatic voice" is heavy, powerful, darker, richer, and often metallic in quality.
A dramatic voice is just that: powerful, substantial, edgy, vigorous, and heavy with emotion. The weight of the voice affects agility, but it allows them to sing over a full orchestra with little trouble. These are the singers who are imagined blasting the walls from buildings with the sheer power of their voices.
A dramatic voice is just that: powerful, substantial, edgy, vigorous, and heavy with emotion. The weight of the voice affects agility, but it allows them to sing over a full orchestra with little trouble. These are the singers who are imagined blasting the walls from buildings with the sheer power of their voices.
Since pop singers generally don't use the breath support and projection that opera singers are trained to use, few voices in pop music can be described as a "lyric voice" or "dramatic voice".
The closest approximations of dramatic voices in popular music (since popular music training follows a very different set of rules) could include:
Dramatic sopranos: Patti LaBelle, Monica Naranjo, Cissy Houston, Kyla la Grange, Lorraine Ellison, Kate Bush, Jill Scott, Floor Jansen, Mina, Sohyang, and Martha Wash.
Dramatic Mezzo-sopranos: Anastacia, Patti LuPone, Carol Burnett, Dusty Springfield, Ruthie Henshall, Ethel Merman, Allison Crowe, Janis Joplin, Sinéad O'Connor, Joss Stone, and Aretha Franklin.
Dramatic Contraltos: Lisa Gerrard, Tina Turner, Ana Carolina, Florence Welch, and Ruth Pointer
Dramatic Tenors: Alejandro Fernandez, Vicente Fernandez, Luis Miguel, Clay Aiken, Michael Ball, John Owen-Jones, Thomas Vikström, Erik Santos, and Alessandro Safina
Dramatic Baritones: Rick Astley, Philip Quast, George Hearn, Michael Cervaris, Josh Groban, Tom Jones, David Lee Roth, and Al Green
Dramatic Basses: Isaac Hayes, William Warfield, Thurl Ravenscroft, and Paul Robeson
The closest approximations of dramatic voices in popular music (since popular music training follows a very different set of rules) could include:
Dramatic sopranos: Patti LaBelle, Monica Naranjo, Cissy Houston, Kyla la Grange, Lorraine Ellison, Kate Bush, Jill Scott, Floor Jansen, Mina, Sohyang, and Martha Wash.
Dramatic Mezzo-sopranos: Anastacia, Patti LuPone, Carol Burnett, Dusty Springfield, Ruthie Henshall, Ethel Merman, Allison Crowe, Janis Joplin, Sinéad O'Connor, Joss Stone, and Aretha Franklin.
Dramatic Contraltos: Lisa Gerrard, Tina Turner, Ana Carolina, Florence Welch, and Ruth Pointer
Dramatic Tenors: Alejandro Fernandez, Vicente Fernandez, Luis Miguel, Clay Aiken, Michael Ball, John Owen-Jones, Thomas Vikström, Erik Santos, and Alessandro Safina
Dramatic Baritones: Rick Astley, Philip Quast, George Hearn, Michael Cervaris, Josh Groban, Tom Jones, David Lee Roth, and Al Green
Dramatic Basses: Isaac Hayes, William Warfield, Thurl Ravenscroft, and Paul Robeson
by Lorelili May 23, 2013
Chris; I think we should see other people.
Jennifer; OMG. I can't believe this. What in the world did I do to do this. You will never.......
Chris; Dont go Dramatic Chipmunk on me.
Jennifer; OMG. I can't believe this. What in the world did I do to do this. You will never.......
Chris; Dont go Dramatic Chipmunk on me.
by John D Riley November 2, 2007
When a gay person is such an emotional drama queen, that he's called dramational queen.
It could be because he's not able to face the fact that 99% of the world is considered straight, or just that a man doesn't love him.
It could be because he's not able to face the fact that 99% of the world is considered straight, or just that a man doesn't love him.
Straight guy: I am straight
Gay guy: Oh, No! My life is now in ruins! I will never be able to see myself in the mirror again! (gets a gun and shoots himself).
He's such a dramational queen
Gay guy: Oh, No! My life is now in ruins! I will never be able to see myself in the mirror again! (gets a gun and shoots himself).
He's such a dramational queen
by Fukaface! October 10, 2020
Dramatic combustion occurs when an already dramatic person reaches a new level of melt down, triggering a powerful dramatic combustion reaction.
Brian: Woah man, Meaghan sure did rip that guy a new one.
Albert: Yeah dude, serious dramatic combustion.
Brian: Woah man, Meaghan sure did rip that guy a new one.
Albert: Yeah dude, serious dramatic combustion.
by DramaricQueeny June 1, 2016
1. When plot points in a story arc are all connected in a way that makes sense.
2. When a character acts consistently throughout the duration of a story.
3. When elements of a film/TV show fit seamlessly with the situation (See. Apocalypse Now helicopters, Torture scene in Reservoir Dogs)
Also Dramatically Incorrect, where everything is the opposite (See. Most of the music bits in Watchmen).
2. When a character acts consistently throughout the duration of a story.
3. When elements of a film/TV show fit seamlessly with the situation (See. Apocalypse Now helicopters, Torture scene in Reservoir Dogs)
Also Dramatically Incorrect, where everything is the opposite (See. Most of the music bits in Watchmen).
Pretty much any M. Night Shyamalan is NOT dramatically correct.
'You can't just put that twist there, it's not dramatically correct'
'Just finished my script, better check it for dramatical correctness'
'Man, that film was SOOOO dramatically correct I would want ever my worse enemy to see it'
'You can't just put that twist there, it's not dramatically correct'
'Just finished my script, better check it for dramatical correctness'
'Man, that film was SOOOO dramatically correct I would want ever my worse enemy to see it'
by thebillyj September 6, 2012
by sheborg-three September 25, 2009