'Contralto' definitions:
Definition of 'contralto'
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Definition of 'Contralto'
From: 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. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Contralto'
From: 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]
Synonyms of 'contralto'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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,
- Heldentenor,
- heroic tenor,
- hollow,
- hymner,
- improvisator,
- lead singer,
- lieder singer,
- line,
- low,
- low-pitched,
- Meistersinger,
- 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