Look up: contralto

1. Contralto
   In music, contralto is the highest voice of a male adult, or the lowest of a woman or boy. It is also known as Alto or counter-tenor. The usual range of the contralto voice is from G, below middle C, to the C above that; though exceptionally it embraces two octaves.
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2. Contralto
   Contralto is the lowest range of the female voice, typically g-g'. Has come to be used synonymously with alto. (Contra means against so a contra-voice/instrument is that which sings/plays 'against' the primary voice/instrument)
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3. contralto
   [n] - a woman singer having a contralto voice 2. [n] - the lowest female singing voice
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4. Contralto
   Con·tral'to noun [ Italian , from 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...
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5. Contralto
   Con·tral'to adjective (Mus.) Of or pertaining to a contralto, or to the part in music called contralto; as, a contralto voice.
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6. contralto
   alto noun the lowest female singing voice
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7. contralto
   noun a woman singer having a contralto voice
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8. contralto
   adjective of or being the lowest female voice
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9. Contralto
   • (n.) The part sung by the highest male or lowest female voices; the alto or counter tenor. • (a.) Of or pertaining to a contralto, or to the part in music called contralto; as, a contralto voice. • (n.) the voice or singer performing this part; as, her voice is a contralto; she is a contralto.
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10. contralto
    in vocal music, the second-highest voice in four-part music, also called alto (q.v.).[2 related articles]
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11. contralto
    contralto (kuntrăl'tō) , female voice of lowest pitch. Originally, the term denoted a second voice set against (contra) a high voice (alto); thus, a second high voice. Since most second parts were for a high male voice or a low woman's voice, the term came to mean a low woman's voice...
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12. contralto
    Low-register female voice, a high (falsetto) male voice, or a low-register boy's voice; also called an alto
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13. Contralto
    `Contralto` is the deepest female classical singing voice,<ref name=McKinney>--> Within the category of contraltos are three generally recognized subcategories—`coloratura contralto`, `lyric contralto`, and `dramatic contralto`—that usefully describe the voice type in general terms....
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