Guinness world record for longest vocal note 20052009. I want to know because i can nail long high pitched notes. What is the highest note ever sung by a human being. How long should a decent singer be able to hold or sustain. Is the video for this song the one where the lady in bed with the band member has a rather large package. Jul 22, 2019 after some warming up i managed to sing from note d5 three octaves above to d2 on the piano, the lowest note being 72. A parodic version, for instance, would demonstrate just how unbearably long the.
Thank you, i remember when it first came out it was the longest note held in a top 40 song. I had heard anecdotally that its generally recognized as the longest held note ever in recording history. Celines longest note ever celine dion discussions celine. I was under the impression that the record for singing the longest note was held by giovanni jones in the 1949 short, long haired hare. It was kenny g that held a note for 45 minutes and 47 seconds until it was broken by vann burchfield at 47 minutes and 6 seconds. Her witnesses were tatjana botow, a singing teacher, and elmar wald, a sound engineer.
Aug 27, 2009 who hold the worlds record for the longest note held in a pop song. Richard had held the record previously and trained hard to regain the title. Discussion in music corner started by rose river bear, nov 25, 2011. My memory may not be accurate about this, but i once heard on american top 40 that the longest note held by a solo female is found in woman in love, by barbra streisand. Apr 10, 2010 page 1 of 2 celines longest note ever posted in celine dion discussions.
Freddy curci is a canadian aor rock vocalist and songwriter best known for his stints in alias and sheriff. Greatest vocal range by a female guinness world records. Mar 29, 2016 the longest continuous vocal note is 1 min 52 sec and was achieved by alpaslan durmus from turkey. Jul 16, 2017 ariana grande at the dangerous woman tour, breaking the record for longest note ever sung. If you know the answer to this question, please register to join our limited beta program. What is the longest note celine dion has ever held. This record is held by morten harket, lead singer with group aha. Excluding the old medieval clausulae in which singers would improvise a.
This song holds the world record for the longest song made with a run time of 69 minutes. In the song summer moved on released in 2000, he holds a note for 20. A compilation of barbras longest notes with timer the. Excluding the old medieval clausulae in which singers would improvise a line of melismas over another singers pedal point as in some of the works of perotin, the longest note in any piece that i could think of for a singing voice is the 8. What is the highest note ever sung by a human being trivia question questions answer answers. I saw him live back in the midseventies, and he started the show out with the longest sustained note ive ever heard. Whats the record for the longest time someone could hold a. I used to do an exercise where i would go for a walk. An overwhelming 160,000 people got together at bristol motor speedway in. What was the longest note held on a record by a singer. Ariana grande at the dangerous woman tour, breaking the record for longest note ever sung. Whether this could be described as singing is debatable, but is certainly the highest pitch produced by a human voice on record. Nov 10, 2017 i used to do an exercise where i would go for a walk. To hold a note, you need to train your breathing and your posture.
Dont hold your breath anytime soon that records gonna be broken but i want to point out he was a previous record title holder and had to come back and defend his title and here it. The longest song ever made is the devil glitch by chris butler. Asked in music, flute, saxophone, scales and key signatures what is the longest note. For the record, kenny g held his note for 45 minutes and 47 seconds, but femi kuti took it all the way to 46 minutes and 38 seconds. Not to be confused with one character leaving another one a quick note that goes on for several sheets of paper. What is the longest anyone has held a note whilst singing. In his 1978 and 1988 hit lovely day, he holds a vocal note for 18 seconds.
A character in a musical or band ends his song singing a long note. The longest continuous vocal note is 1 min 52 sec and was achieved by alpaslan durmus turkey at the kipdas muhendislik, istanbul, turkey, on 8 february 2016. Once i got going on a level surface, i would inhale like i was breathing through a straw and hold my mouth like i was going to say the f sound. Jul 27, 2010 hathaways longest singing note held for 17 seconds in the performance of forever, for always, for love. Ive also got it clocked in at around 25, 26 seconds. The longest continuous vocal note is 1 min 52 sec and was achieved by alpaslan durmus from turkey. After some warming up i managed to sing from note d5 three octaves above to d2 on the piano, the lowest note being 72. To remember pavarotti on what would have been his 81st birthday, here are some of the greatest and highest notes ever hit in music history.
He held a high yodel note for 23 seconds, and kept phrasing in the same breath for 28 seconds. On august 22, 2009, guinness world records took note of the largest karaoke to ever exist. What was the longest vocal note held by an 80s rock band. Although freddys song is beautiful and that last note is held for 26 seconds, it is not as long as johnny mathis song pieces of dreams sung on the tonight show in 1976. During her attempt, helen had eight industry professionals present, including qualified music teachers and sound engineers. Watch the gwrs favourites a record title thats stood for almost four. Karaoke world records you never knew existed readers digest. How long can you last up against this incredible record ho.
How many seconds long was the longest vocal note ever held. Timothy is the bass singer for the vocal group pierce arrow. Saxophonist extraordinaire kenny g set a guinness world record back in 1997 for the longest note ever held on a saxophone when he held an e. Longest continuous vocal note male guinness world records. Longest belt by a male or female broadway performer. How many seconds long was the longest vocal note ever held top 10. May 11, 2017 the longest note record gets broken, or maybe not there was some confusion over who has been able to hold the longest note on a wind instrument using the technique called circular breathing. Probably pretty long, but whats important is not the length of the note by itself. Too bad the guiness book people never listend to that. Holds the record for the longest note held over 22 secs summer moved on he still hits the high notes over 31 years since take on me.
It should be really the quality of the tone and the length that is important. Clarifying the rock era record for longestheld note for a hit song top5000rocketman5000. The audience would wait for the reed player to run out of breath. Morten harket holds the european record for the longest note held in a top 40 pop song. The longest singing marathon by an individual lasted 105 hours and was achieved by sunil waghmare india in nagpur, india, from 3 to 7 march 2012. Best singers for singing high notes top ten list thetoptens. Longest note held in a hit this record is held by morten harket, lead singer with group aha. The full range was verified by music experts using a piano, violin and hammond organ. Why does stryver continually criticize and belittle sydney carton for his social lapses from tales of two cities book 2 chapter 11. The highest note that she hit, the g10, is techincally not a musical note but a frequency. This record lasted until 2009, the previous wr was 29. The longest note record gets broken, or maybe not there was some confusion over who has been able to hold the longest note on a wind instrument using. The average individual singer, if properly trained, should be able to hold a note for as long as ten or fifteen seconds, depending on where the note is in the singers register.
Ariana grande breaks record for longest note ever held. Sep, 2011 who holds the record for holding the longest note. On the song woman in love by barbra streisand, barbra holds a note for 11. Dec 28, 2016 excluding the old medieval clausulae in which singers would improvise a line of melismas over another singers pedal point as in some of the works of perotin, the longest note in any piece that i could think of for a singing voice is the 8. Asked in health what is the longest time someone ever held their urine. On a lighter note does anyone know the singerband of its alright sung at the end of the last ever episode of one foot in the grave.
He says that hes held a note for 84 second and is currently contacting the guinness book of records with supporting evidence. The blues singer did not set the record for longest harmonica note, but rather a saxophone. Whats the longest note you ever heard recorded by a singer. The guinness record only includes ahas summer moved on as the top 40 pop song with the longest note only 20 seconds, but songs with longer notes phrases instantly came to my mind rachelle ferrells i can. Standing properly and practicing breathing techniques will train your voice to emerge from you steadily, easily, and at greater and greater lengths. Jun 08, 2008 for the old timers, i just listened to the dells and in the song stay in my corner that has to be the longest note held that ive ever heard. Educator takes guinness record for sustained singing note. A few of us deyoungians time him at every concert that we attend and he has held that note anywhere from 23 to just a tad. Morten harket, lead singer of aha, holds the record in europe for the longest note ever held in a pop song namely, their song summer moved on. For perspective, fink held the note for about as long as.
Which note do you think is the longest shes ever held. Longest continuous vocal note guinness world records youtube. Curci has a multioctave vocal range and holds the guinness world record for longest note held in a pop song, for 30 seconds, timed and submitted by university of houston. Dean frenkel gains the guinness world record for the longest continuous vocal note 57 secson abc tvs enough rope in 2005. I dont own all the content, if you would like a video removed just let me know. The note was sustained above the required decibel threshold from a measurement distance of 2.
Who performed this feat in new south wales, australia on 4 june 2005. Clarifying the rock era record for longestheld note for a hit song. What was the longest note held on a saxophone answers. Aug 21, 2012 tim storms has broken the world record twice for the lowest sung note ever recorded. Who hold the worlds record for the longest note held in a pop. Georgia brown brazil, has a vocal range of eight octaves, extending from g2 to g10, as verified at aqui jazz atelier music school in sao paulo, brazil, on 18 august 2004. A compilation of sustained mariahs note in all registers 5 seconds or longer, i can do a part two. He recently won a competition to sing a low e, more than two octaves below middle c, on a new album by composer. Whats in your opinion, the longest note shes ever held. The longest of any song ever is in a nitro tune, with. I just listened to the dells and in the song stay in my corner that has to be the longest note held that ive.
The longest note ive ever held on record was a low d, in a piece which i wrote and sang. Bill withers wins it on another site for lovely day, ergo the pun. Clarifying the rock era record for longestheld note for a. The longest single note i ever heard was don winters, the yodel king. I recently wondered whats the longest sustained note or maybe phrase within one breath. The longest of any song ever is in a nitro tune, with jim gillette. And its also much easier to hold notes within your range of most comfort. John linnell of they might be giants singing the end of fingertips in this tmbg podcast starting at 6. The longest musical note known to mankind was the longa, which lasts twice as long as a breve 16 beats, which is 4 times as long as the generally accepted longest musical note, the semibreve.
Watch the bass queen sing the lowest note by a woman. Longest note held in a hit this record is held by morten harket, lead. Hathaways longest singing note held for 17 seconds in the performance of forever, for always, for love. I stumble and fallbut i give you it all holding the word all for that duration. Still touring and sounds better than ever no voice compares. Who holds the record for the longest note ever to be held. The longest note held in a song belongs to morten harket, lead singer of the group aha. Who holds the record for holding the longest note answers.
He achieved this feat by singing an unbroken c for 1 minute, 53 seconds, a mark to be verified by guinness as the longest note ever sung. An incredibly long note, in fact jesus, how much breath does this guy have can become an overly long gag if held ridiculously longand it often isunless, of course, its not meant to be a gag at all. Nov 16, 2015 saxophonist extraordinaire kenny g set a guinness world record back in 1997 for the longest note ever held on a saxophone when he held an eflat for 45 minutes, and now hes gearing up to go even longer. Clarifying the rock era record for longest held note for a hit song on the song woman in love by barbra streisand, barbra holds a note for 11. Lowest vocal note by a male guinness world records. Nowadays, vocalists can manipulate their voices in all sorts of ways, of course, but this is the real deal. He held that note 29 seconds and in live concerts, he held it 32.
Ariana grande breaks record for highest note ever sung live chest register duration. The attempt was witnessed by two college music professors and an acoustician. Runnerup, and the man responsible for the longest note held on a solo single is bill withers. The world record for longest note held is for a melbourne australian man named dean frenkel. Barbra streisand singing her longest notes a compilation of barbras longest notes with timer the barbra streisand forum in memory of allison j. A look at the highest notes hit in music history to.
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