The bass is a prized possession in the German School, but no other bass is more valuable than the schwarzer Bass. This bass fach is characterized by the “black” sound that is made by the extremely dark and solemn with a slow vibrato rate. The problem with this voice is that the techniques of the German School limit the range of this fach and make legato singing difficult. The Spielbass is technically similar to other bass fächer, but is lighter than the schwarzer Bass and may be straight tone. The Spielbass and the Bassbuffo bear a relationship that is similar to that of the Spieltenor and the Tenorbuffo. Although the low bass is cherished in the German School, it is not known to produce “baritones who easily sing the soaring, mounting vocal lines of most of the Italian operatic literature; the technical tenets of the German School do not permit that kind of vocalism.” The lack of vocal education for baritones forces them to adopt concepts and techniques of the Italian School. Still, categories of baritone fächer exist and include the rein lyrischer bariton, which is comparable to the lyric baritone of the Italian School and tackles the same repertoire. The Spielbariton is vocally similar to the rein lyrischer bariton, but possesses the skills of a gifted actor. Finally, the Heldenbariton is the weightiest of the baritone fächer, but runs into many vocal problems.…show more content… When it comes to covering, the Heldenbariton uses it in excess in the middle register, “which makes successful negotiation into the upper voice almost impossible without register violations of a serious
