Definition of Contraltos. Meaning of Contraltos. Synonyms of Contraltos

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Definition of Contraltos

Contralto
Contralto Con*tral"to (? or ?), a. (Mus.) Of or pertaining to a contralto, or to the part in music called contralto; as, a contralto voice.
Contralto
Contralto Con*tral"to (? or ?), n. [It., fr. contra + alto. See Alto.] (Mus.) (a) The part sung by the highest male or lowest female voices; the alto or counter tenor. (b) the voice or singer performing this part; as, her voice is a contralto; she is a contralto. Note: The usual range of the contralto voice is from G, below middle C, to the C above that; though exceptionally it embraces two octaves.

Meaning of Contraltos from wikipedia

- Category of contraltos Fach, the German system for classifying voices List of contraltos in non-classical music List of operatic contraltos Voice classification...
- Rossini's Barber of Seville (all of which are also sung by sopranos and contraltos). Many 19th-century French-language operas give the leading female role...
- interchangeably with contralto. The following is a list of singers in country, po****r music, jazz, and musical theatre who have been described as contraltos. List of...
- lente et la chute plus sûre./Contraltos: Nous rabattrons bien leur caquets/B****es: Nous serons bientôt leurs laquais!/Contraltos: Qu'ils sont laids!/Tenors:...
- have difficulty singing above E5. In a choral context mezzo-sopranos and contraltos might sing the alto part, together with countertenors, thus having three...
- needed] Contralto subtypes: Contraltos are often broken down into three subcategories: coloratura contralto, lyric contralto and dramatic contralto. A soprano...
- The contra-alto flute is a large member of the flute family, pitched between the b**** and the contrab****. It is a transposing instrument either in G (a...
- its rich and deep vocal timbre. True operatic contraltos are very rare. The following is a list of contralto singers who have regularly performed unamplified...
- in the middle between a soprano and contralto. A small portion of them, however, would most likely be contraltos. Therefore, one could say, "I am a mezzo-soprano...
- Anne Collins (29 August 1943 – 15 July 2009) was an English contralto known as versatile operatic singer, praised for her "beautifully warm and wide-ranging...