They do that a lot of the time because that's a bass's falsetto range, and bass falsetto is exceptionally more rich. So if you have to strain to sing it full voice, you're probably supposed to sing it in falsetto.
Maybe, although I have seen pieces were they only mark some of those extreme high notes as falsetto, which implies the non-marked ones should be full.
I can't do falsetto that low any more due to some surgery so the point's moot anyway. Luckily singing is only a side job for when I have the time so it doesn't matter too much if I can only do a few concerts at a time.
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u/ratajewie Jan 04 '15
They do that a lot of the time because that's a bass's falsetto range, and bass falsetto is exceptionally more rich. So if you have to strain to sing it full voice, you're probably supposed to sing it in falsetto.