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A contralto (Italian pronunciation: [konˈtralto]) is a type of classical female singing voice whose vocal range is the lowest female voice type. [1]The contralto's vocal range is fairly rare, similar to the mezzo-soprano, and almost identical to that of a countertenor, typically between the F below middle C (F 3 in scientific pitch notation) to the second F above middle C (F 5), although, at ...
The contralto singing voice has a vocal range that lies between the F below "middle C" (F 3) to two Fs above middle C (F 5) and is the lowest type of female voice.In the lower and upper extremes, some contralto voices can sing from two Bs below middle C (B 2) [1] to two B ♭ s above middle C (B ♭ 5).
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] The following is a list of contralto singers who have regularly performed unamplified classical or operatic music in concert halls and/or opera houses. [4]
More important than range in voice classification is tessitura, or where the voice is most comfortable singing, and vocal timbre, or the characteristic sound of the singing voice. [1] For example, a female singer may have a vocal range that encompasses the low notes of a mezzo-soprano and the high notes of a soprano.
A type of classical female singing voice whose vocal range is the lowest female voice type ... Mary Wilson (singer) Lizz Wright; Y. Karen Young (American singer)
A bass is a type of classical male singing voice and has the lowest vocal range of all voice types.According to The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, a bass is typically classified as having a vocal range extending from around the second E below middle C to the E above middle C (i.e., E 2 –E 4).
The mezzo-soprano's vocal range usually extends from the A below middle C to the A two octaves above (i.e. A 3 –A 5 in scientific pitch notation , where middle C = C 4 ; 220–880 Hz). In the lower and upper extremes, some mezzo-sopranos may extend down to the F below middle C (F 3 , 175 Hz) and as high as "high C" (C 6 , 1047 Hz). [ 1 ]
Basso profondo (Italian: [ˈbasso proˈfondo], "deep bass"), sometimes basso profundo or contrabass, is the lowest bass voice type.. While The New Grove Dictionary of Opera defines a typical bass as having a range that extends downward to the second E below middle C (E 2), [1] operatic bassi profondi can be called on to sing low C (C 2), as in the role of Baron Ochs in Der Rosenkavalier.