Contralto

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Contralto \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.


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     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.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Contralto \Con*tral"to\ (? or ?), a. (Mus.)
     Of or pertaining to a contralto, or to the part in music
     called contralto; as, a contralto voice.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  contralto
       adj : of or being the lowest female voice [syn: {alto}]
       n 1: a woman singer having a contralto voice
       2: the lowest female singing voice [syn: {alto}]
       [also: {contralti} (pl)]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  82 Moby Thesaurus words for "contralto":
     Heldentenor, Meistersinger, accompaniment, alto, aria singer,
     baritenor, baritone, bass, basso, basso buffo, basso cantante,
     basso continuo, basso ostinato, basso profundo, bassus,
     blues singer, canary, cantatrice, canto, cantor, cantus,
     cantus figuratus, cantus planus, caroler, chanter, chantress,
     coloratura soprano, comic bass, continuo, countertenor, crooner,
     deep, deep bass, deep-echoing, deep-pitched, deep-toned,
     deepmouthed, descant, diva, dramatic soprano, drone, figured bass,
     grave, ground bass, heavy, heroic tenor, hollow, hymner,
     improvisator, lead singer, lieder singer, line, low, low-pitched,
     melodist, mezzo-soprano, opera singer, part, plain chant,
     plain song, prick song, prima donna, psalm singer,
     rock-and-roll singer, sepulchral, singer, singstress, songbird,
     songster, songstress, soprano, tenor, thorough bass, torch singer,
     treble, undersong, vocalist, vocalizer, voice, voice part, warbler,
     yodeler