Top of the pops: Israeli sets high-note record
mainSharp ears at the BBC Symphony Orchestra heard a 25-year record fall at Saturday’s Eurovision contest:
Something very musically special is happening at #eurovision tonight. Eden Alene of Israel sings a B6 whistle tone – the highest note ever recorded in the competition 🍷
Let us put that into context for you… pic.twitter.com/8hDYvfunZi
— BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus (@BBCSO) May 22, 2021
Her B6 is an augmented 4th (or exactly half an octave) higher than the top note in Mozart’s Queen of the Night aria, which is the F above high C 😮 https://t.co/ADEJK3FPWy
Performed here by @dianadamrau at the @royaloperahouse
— BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus (@BBCSO) May 22, 2021
Don’t have to be particularly alert. Graham Norton mentioned it specifically in his commentary before the song was performed.
Setting a record in Eurovision is like earning a gold star in kindergarten.
In other words – B-flat.
Theory has never been my “forte,” but isn’t an augmented fourth above F natural B natural?
Out of curiosity: how high did Mado Robin go? And Yma Sumac?
One is Art, the other is Entertainment!
The real winner is Italy and Sanremo!
Do they actually sing live in this contest or do they lip sync to a pre-recorded track?
Main vocals are live. Instruments are recorded. Until 2019, all vocals were live; this year they allowed recorded back vocals.