The term alto voice could be a amazingly ambiguous. Probably you're relating alto to a feminine voice, but the term “ alto ” comes from the Latin “altus” which means high, therefore originally the term might have meant a high male voice. So, the word alto originally mentioned the highest male voice, singing falsetto. Female alto voices are regularly called contralto . As an example, hear the performance of Karen Clark , contralto with interesting tone color. Alto and Contralto Alto and Contralto are almost synonymous, although contralto is often used to indicate a specially deep alto voice . There's no distinction between these two terms in the music literature. Both are commonly used as low tones of the female voice . The quality of alto voice is usually rich, resonant, dark and 'throaty'. Range of alto voice Regarding a range of alto voice - in one standard choir - from an “ alto ” singer would usually be expected to be able to obtain a r...
There are different female voices in choral music. One of them is soprano voice . Here we will show you 4 soprano voice types . First, let's remind ourselves what is the soprano voice . Soprano voice is the highest singing voice at all, with characteristic that have the highest tessitura. From the other side soprano voice is the most common female voice . They are known as sopranos and they are given prominent singing roles. Because of that they are often the leading protagonists in many operas. Their vocal range is from the middle C to two octaves higher (that is actually an interval of 15 full notes!). At first see one example of exceptional soprano voice. Coloratura soprano voice COLORATURA soprano has the quickest, most agile, and highest voice extension. she will sing many notes higher than the standard soprano ’s tessitura. Coloratura soprano have remarkably high voices and concentrate on performing music coloured by oranamentation,...