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Typically, the term "soprano" refers to female singers but at times the term "male soprano" has been used by men who sing in the soprano vocal range using falsetto vocal production instead of the modal voice. This practice is most commonly found in the context of choral music in England. However, these men are more commonly referred to as ...
Treble can refer to either a young female or young male singer with an unchanged voice in the mezzo-soprano range. Initially, the term was associated with boy sopranos but as the inclusion of girls into children's choirs became acceptable in the 20th century the term has expanded to refer to all pre-pubescent voices.
Mezzo-soprano: the middle female voice typically between A 3 and A 5; Contralto: the lowest female voice typically between F 3 and F 5; Tenor: the highest male voice typically between C 3 and C 5; Baritone: the middle male voice typically between A 2 and A 4; Bass: the lowest male voice typically between E 2 and E 4
A soprano (Italian pronunciation: [soˈpraːno]) is a type of classical singing voice and has the highest vocal range of all voice types.The soprano's vocal range (using scientific pitch notation) is from approximately middle C (C 4) = 261 Hz to "high A" (A 5) = 880 Hz in choral music, or to "soprano C" (C 6, two octaves above middle C) = 1046 Hz or higher in operatic music.
A male soprano (British [1] [2] and especially North American English) [3] or boy treble (only British English) [4] is a young male singer with a voice in the soprano range, a range that is often still called the treble voice range (in North America too) no matter how old.
A countertenor (also contra tenor) is a type of classical male singing voice whose vocal range is equivalent to that of the female contralto or mezzo-soprano voice types, generally extending from around G 3 to D 5 or E 5, [1] although a sopranist (a specific kind of countertenor) may match the soprano's range of around C 4 to C 6. [2]
Alto, like the other three standard modern choral voice classifications (soprano, tenor and bass) was originally intended to describe a part within a homophonic or polyphonic texture, rather than an individual voice type; [3] neither are the terms alto and contralto interchangeable or synonymous, though they are often treated as such. [citation ...
Within choral music the system is collapsed into only four categories for adult singers: soprano and alto for women, and tenor and bass for men. [7] In England, the term "male alto" is used to refer to a man who uses falsetto vocal production to sing in the alto section of a chorus.