The part of Clorinde is notated in the soprano clef (original score: Tancrede, Tragedie [...]. Paris: Ballard. 1702. p. 71 ff.), but, although it never descends below d′, tradition has it that it was the first major bas-dessus (contralto) role in the French opera history (Sadie, Julie Anne (1997). "Maupin". In Sadie, Stanley (ed.). The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. Vol. 3. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 274. ISBN978-0-19-522186-2.
