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Elaine Stritch (2 February 1925 - 17 July 2014)
Voice Type: Contralto
Vocal Range: G2-F♯5
Significant High Notes:
F♯5 ("No One'll Ever Love You")
F5 ("I Feel Pretty", "Two Years in the Making")
E5 ("No One'll Ever Love You", "You Took Advantage of Me")
E♭5 ("Zip")
D5 ("Back Bay Polka (But Not in Boston)", "Two Years in the Making", "Zip")
C♯5 ("You Took Advantage of Me")
C5 ("And the Angels Sing", "Back Bay Polka (But Not in Boston)", "Broadway Baby" live in 1997, "Two Years in the Making")
B4 ("Finale (Company)", "Give the Little Lady", "Heart of Stone", "Nobody Makes a Pass at Me", "No One'll Ever Love You", "Poor Baby", "Too Good for the Average Man", "Virginia, Don't Go Too Far", "You're a Long, Long Way from America")
B♭4 ("And the Angels Sing", "Brush Up Your Shakespeare", "Civilization", "Come to Me", "Easy Street", "I'm Still Here", "It's Today", "Poor Baby", "Someday My Prince Will Come", "The Beast in You", "The Heart is Quicker Than the Eye", "Useful Phrases", "Who's Been Sitting in My Chair?", "Why Do the Wrong People Travel?", "You're Just in Love", "You Took Advantage of Me", "Zip")
A4 ("Back Bay Polka (But Not in Boston)", "Broadway Baby", "Easy Street", "Finale (Company)", "Give the Little Lady", "Heart of Stone", "If", "I Get a Kick Out of You", "I'm Still Here", "It's Today", "Life Upon the Wicked Stage", "Nobody Makes a Pass at Me", "No One'll Ever Love You", "Save a Kiss", "Something Very Strange", "That's My Boy", "The Beast in You", "The Heart is Quicker Than the Eye", "The Ladies Who Lunch", "The Little Ones' ABC", "The Object of My Affection", "To Keep My Love Alive", "Too Good for the Average Man", "Too Many Rings Around Rosie", "Useful Phrases", "Virginia, Don't Go Too Far", "You're a Long, Long Way from America", "You're Just in Love", "Zip")
G♯4 ("And the Angels Sing", "Broadway Baby", "Can You Use Any Money Today?", "Give the Little Lady", "I Get a Kick Out of You", "It's Today", "Nobody's Chasing Me", "No One'll Ever Love You", "Poor Baby", "Rose's Turn", "Someday My Prince Will Come", "That's the Beginning of the End", "The Heart is Quicker Than the Eye", "There's No Business Like Show Business", "Useful Phrases", "Who's Been Sitting in My Chair?", "Why Do the Wrong People Travel?", "Why Him?", "You're the Top", "You Took Advantage of Me")
G4 ("All in Fun", "And the Angels Sing", "Are You Having Any Fun?", "Back Bay Polka (But Not in Boston)", "Broadway Baby", "Brush Up Your Shakespeare", "But Not for Me / If Love Were All", "Come to Me", "Dorothy Fields Medley", "Easy Street", "Everybody Says Don't", "Feeling Sentimental", "If", "I Feel Pretty", "I'm Still Here", "I Want a Long Time Daddy", "Rose of Madrid", "Rose's Turn", "Something Very Strange", "That's My Boy", "The Glamorous Life", "The Grass is Always Greener", "The Ladies Who Lunch", "The Little Ones' ABC", "The Object of My Affection", "The Party's Over", "Things are Going to Be Much Worse Next Year", "This is All Very New to Me", "To Keep My Love Alive", "Too Many Rings Around Rosie", "Uncle Sam Rag", "Useful Phrases", "Virginia, Don't Go Too Far", "Why Can't You Behave?", "Why Do I Love You?", "Why Do the Wrong People Travel?", "Why Him?", "You're a Long, Long Way From America", "You're Just in Love", "You're the Top")
Significant Low Notes:
F3 ("Are You Having Any Fun?", "Brush Up Your Shakespeare", "Come Home and Get Cozy with Me", "Come to Me", "Give the Little Lady", "He Had Refinement", "If", "I Never Know When", "I Wish I Were in Love Again", "Nobody's Chasing Me", "Rose of Madrid", "Scandal Walk", "Something Very Strange", "That's the Beginning of the End", "Things are Going to Be Much Worse Next Year", "To Keep My Love Alive", "Uncle Sam Rag", "Who's Been Sitting in My Chair?", "Why Do the Wrong People Travel?", "You're a Long, Long Way From America", "You Took Advantage of Me")
E3 ("But Not for Me / If Love Were All", "Easy Street", "I Get a Kick Out of You", "I'm Still Here", "Later Than Spring", "Nobody Makes a Pass at Me", "Poor Baby", "The Grass is Always Greener", "The Ladies Who Lunch", "The Little Things You Do Together", "The Man That Got Away", "The Object of My Affection", "There is More to the Kiss Than the XXX", "There Never Was a Baby Like My Baby", "Why Don't We Try Staying Home?", "Why Him?")
E♭3 ("It Amazes Me", "I Trust the Wrong People", "I Wish I Were in Love Again", "Nobody's Chasing Me", "That's My Boy", "The Little Ones' ABC", "There's No Business Like Show Business", "The Road You Didn't Take / A Parade in Town", "This is All Very New to Me", "When Love Beckoned", "Why Do I Love You?", "You're a Long, Long Way From America")
D3 ("But Not for Me / If Love Were All", "Easy Street", "Feeling Sentimental", "Finale (Company)", "I Feel Pretty", "I Trust the Wrong People", "I Went to a Marvelous Party", "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let it Snow!", "That's the Beginning of the End", "The Ladies Who Lunch" Elaine Stritch at the BBC version, "The Man That Got Away", "There is More to the Kiss Than the XXX", "There Never Was a Baby Like My Baby", "There's a Lull in My Life", "The Road You Didn't Take / A Parade in Town", "To Keep My Love Alive", "Why Don't We Try Staying Home?", "Why Do the Wrong People Travel?" Elaine Stritch at the BBC version, "Why Him?", "You're Getting to Be a Habit With Me", "You're the Top")
C♯3 ("All in Fun", "Come Home and Get Cozy with Me", "Guys and Dolls", "It Amazes Me", "It's Today", "Someday My Prince Will Come", "The Little Things You Do Together", "There's No Business Like Show Business", "When Love Beckoned", "Why Can't You Behave?", "Why Do I Love You?", "You're Just in Love" unknown live performance, c. 1990s)
C3 ("Anyone Can Whistle", "Broadway Baby", "I Feel Pretty", "I'm Still Here", "Something Good", "Something Very Strange", "There's a Lull in My Life", "To Keep My Love Alive", "Who's Been Sitting in My Chair?" Elaine Stritch at the BBC version, "Why Don't We Try Staying Home?", "Zip" Elaine Stritch at the BBC version)
B2 ("Come Home and Get Cozy with Me")
B♭2 ("Everybody Says Don't", "He Had Refinement", "The Party's Over / Send in the Clowns", "You Took Advantage of Me" Elaine Stritch at the BBC version)
A2 ("All in Fun", "I Went to a Marvelous Party", "Later Than Spring", "To Keep My Love Alive")
G♯2 ("I Feel Pretty", "The Glamorous Life", "The Party's Over / Send in the Clowns")
G2 ("The Party's Over / Send in the Clowns", "Who's Been Sitting in My Chair?" Elaine Stritch at the BBC version)
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Blue marks notes sung in head voice.
Underlines marks notes found in harmonies and backing vocals.
Italics mark non-melodic notes.
Boldface marks notes that are considered to be particularly notable examples of this person's vocal capabilities.
{Questionable notes}
B♭5 ("I Feel Pretty" [2][3])
D3 ("The Heart Is Quicker Than The Eye" [1])
C3 ("You're Getting to Be a Habit With Me" [1])
B2 ("It Amazes Me" [1])
F2 ("The Ladies Who Lunch" Elaine Stritch at the BBC version [3])
D2 ("Broadway Baby" rehearsal footage [1])
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[1] marks yelps and short trills in high range or anacrusis and short dips in low range.
[2] marks notes of questionable identity that cannot be confirmed to be the singer in question.
[3] marks non-melodic notes that don't have a significant enough pitch to warrant inclusion.
[4] marks notes that possess uncertain pitch or have been pitch-shifted.
[5] marks notes that do not fit the previous criteria but are not of a substantial enough quality to warrant counting towards the singer's range.
B♭5 ("I Feel Pretty" [2][3])
D3 ("The Heart Is Quicker Than The Eye" [1])
C3 ("You're Getting to Be a Habit With Me" [1])
B2 ("It Amazes Me" [1])
F2 ("The Ladies Who Lunch" Elaine Stritch at the BBC version [3])
D2 ("Broadway Baby" rehearsal footage [1])
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[1] marks yelps and short trills in high range or anacrusis and short dips in low range.
[2] marks notes of questionable identity that cannot be confirmed to be the singer in question.
[3] marks non-melodic notes that don't have a significant enough pitch to warrant inclusion.
[4] marks notes that possess uncertain pitch or have been pitch-shifted.
[5] marks notes that do not fit the previous criteria but are not of a substantial enough quality to warrant counting towards the singer's range.
{Discography}
On Your Toes (Original Broadway Cast Recording) (1954) - F3-E5
Stritch (1955) - C3-C5
Goldilocks (Original Broadway Cast Recording) (1958) - F3-F♯5
On Your Toes (Original Broadway Cast Recording) (1954) - F3-E5
Stritch (1955) - C3-C5
Goldilocks (Original Broadway Cast Recording) (1958) - F3-F♯5
Sail Away (Original Broadway Cast Recording) (1961) - C3-B4
George Gershwin Revisited (1966) - D3-D5
Company (Original Broadway Cast Recording) (1970) - C♯3-B4
Cole: A Musical Tribute to Cole Porter (1976) - C3-B♭4 (missing track 10)
Elaine Stritch at the BBC (1980) - G2-B♭4
Dear Anyone (Studio Cast Recording) (1983) (missing)
Show Boat (World Premiere Cast Recording) (1993) - C♯3-A4
Drat! The Cat! (Studio Cast Recording) (1997) (missing)
Elaine Stritch at Liberty (2002) - C3-B♭4
Company (Original Broadway Cast Recording) (1970) - C♯3-B4
Cole: A Musical Tribute to Cole Porter (1976) - C3-B♭4 (missing track 10)
Elaine Stritch at the BBC (1980) - G2-B♭4
Dear Anyone (Studio Cast Recording) (1983) (missing)
Show Boat (World Premiere Cast Recording) (1993) - C♯3-A4
Drat! The Cat! (Studio Cast Recording) (1997) (missing)
Elaine Stritch at Liberty (2002) - C3-B♭4