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In the lower and upper extremes, some contralto voices can sing from the E below middle C (E3) to two B ♭ s above middle C (B ♭ 5). [1] The contralto voice has the lowest tessitura of the female voices and is noted for its rich and deep vocal timbre. [2] True operatic contraltos are very rare. [3]
For classical and operatic singers, their voice type determines the roles they will sing and is a primary method of categorization. In classical music, a "pure" contralto is considered the rarest type of female voice. [3] In non-classical music, singers are primarily defined by their genre and their gender, not their vocal range. [4]
The list differs from the 2004 version, with 26 songs added, all of which are songs from the 2000s except "Juicy" by The Notorious B.I.G., released in 1994. The top 25 remained unchanged, but many songs down the list were given different rankings as a result of the inclusion of new songs, causing consecutive shifts among the songs listed in 2004.
The musical term alto, meaning "high" in Italian (Latin: altus), historically refers to the contrapuntal part higher than the tenor and its associated vocal range.In four-part voice leading alto is the second-highest part, sung in choruses by either low women's or high men's voices.
The song won a Grammy in 1958 for best R&B performance, and in 2001, the song was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Michael Ochs Archives - Getty Images “Diana” by Paul Anka (1957)
The top of the year is always slow in the music business—those few weeks between the holidays and the start of awards season are generally reserved for emerging acts and album or tour announcements.
Hundreds of voters, who included elected officials, people from the music industry and from the media, teachers, and students, were asked in 2001 by the NEA (National Endowment for the Arts) and the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) to choose the top 365 songs (not necessarily by Americans) of the 20th century with historical ...
The mezzo-soprano is the middle female voice and the most common of the female singing voices, which tends to dominate in non-classical music, with vocal range that typically lies between the A below "middle C" (C 4) to the A two octaves above (i.e.