Franz, Since you're doing this for your own enjoyment, you could always find tunes in an alto register and sing falsetto. I'm not being cheeky; this was probably done. Just how comfortable you'll feel exploring your stratosphere is another matter.
Chris Christopher Wilke Lutenist, Guitarist and Composer www.christopherwilke.com --- On Mon, 1/24/11, Franz Mechsner <franz.mechs...@northumbria.ac.uk> wrote: > From: Franz Mechsner <franz.mechs...@northumbria.ac.uk> > Subject: [LUTE] lute songs for bass voice? > To: "lute-cs.dartmouth.edu" <lute@cs.dartmouth.edu> > Date: Monday, January 24, 2011, 3:45 AM > Dear Lutenists, > > I would love to sing some of the > beautiful Renaissance lute (or > vihuela) songs by myself (in private of > course...), but cannot find any > for bass voice. Is it that songs were > exclusively or mainly composed > for higher pitches of voice? If it was > for an ideal of beauty - weren't > there male amateurs who liked to sing as > well (as good as they could) > in these times? Could you point me to > some suitable sources? > > Best regards > Franz > > > -- > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html >