2007-10-17 22:52:55 · 4 answers · asked by ? 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
In music, an alto or contralto is a singer with a vocal range somewhere between a tenor and a mezzo-soprano. The term is used to refer to the lowest female singing voice, or to a kind of male singing voice utilizing falsetto called a countertenor. Alto pieces normally span between G below middle C to the E a tenth above middle C.
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2007-10-17 22:59:17 · answer #1 · answered by Bryan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Alto is the lower range of boys' voices, the higher range is treble. In women, the high and low ranges are soprano and contralto.
2007-10-17 22:58:01 · answer #2 · answered by tentofield 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means "high" - this is because it was originally the highest of the male registers, the female equivalent being "contralto" - "counter-high"
2007-10-17 22:57:36 · answer #3 · answered by GrahamH 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i'm no longer particular what you mean, yet i'm deliberating "head voice" and "chest voice." The "head voice" is the gentle, ethereal one and a "chest voice" is what you take advantage of once you're belting out a music.
2016-10-21 08:44:54 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋