Not, not basses as in the fish, but basses as in those guys who sing parts lower than tenor and baritone.
I don’t know if you’ve ever sang bass, but bass is the low male part, kind of the tuba of voices. As you might expect, basses sing notes that are on the aptly-named bass clef.
Ron Hamilton is a Christian singer and composer, and I really like a number of his songs, particularly Wings as Eagles, Trust in the Lord, and God’s Perfect Lamb.
However, a few years ago my friend Bruce and I were singing bass on a piece of Mr. Hamilton’s music. It was pretty difficult because the notation for bass was way above the clef, almost as if it was designed for Frankie Valli.
My friend Bruce and I theorized that when Ron was at Bible college he must have gotten picked on by the basses, and wrote this piece out of revenge. This thought always gave us the giggles, which was good, because it helped take the edge off after Bruce and I took turns kicking each other in the groin so we could hit our notes.
I think if the orchestrations were ever released, it would show that the bass is written for piccolo and the tenor is written for dog whistle.
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