Basso profundo question

1. What is considered a basso profundo?
2. Is basso profundo lower than bass?
3. What is the vocal range of a basso profundo?
4. Is Avi Kaplan a basso profundo?

What is considered a basso profundo?

: a deep heavy bass voice with an exceptionally low range also : a person having this voice.

Is basso profundo lower than bass?

Italian composers considered basso profondo basses with "large" voices with a range of E₂ to E₄, lower than typical basses. Although a basso profondo obviously requires the ability to sing notes in a lower register, more importance is placed on the quality of "largeness", or resonance and sonority.

What is the vocal range of a basso profundo?

In vocal music, the bass is the lowest male voice, with a typical range from the second E below middle C to F♯ above; the basso profundo is low and rich, while the basso cantante (“singing bass”) is lighter and more lyric.

Is Avi Kaplan a basso profundo?

The music is different—as is the scarcity of his trademark basso profundo vocals—but Kaplan says his fans have embraced this more personal side.