Meaning of CONTRALTO
| Pronunciation: | | kun'traltow
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- [n] the lowest female singing voice
- [n] a woman singer having a contralto voice
- [adj] of or being the lowest female voice
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| | Synonyms: | | alto, alto, low, low-pitched |
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| | See Also: | | Anderson, Ernestine Schumann-Heink, Marian Anderson, Schumann-Heink, singer, singing voice, vocaliser, vocalist, vocalizer | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\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.
\Con*tral"to\ (? or ?), a. (Mus.)
Of or pertaining to a contralto, or to the part in music
called contralto; as, a contralto voice.
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