contralto part

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• 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• 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] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• contralto — lowest female voice, 1730, from It. contralto; see CONTRA (Cf. contra ) against, opposite + ALTO (Cf. alto). The part next above the alto …   Etymology dictionary

• contralto — [kən tral′tō] n. pl. contraltos or contralti [kən tral′tē] [It: see CONTRA & ALTO] 1. the range of a low female voice between mezzo soprano and tenor, usually from about the first F below middle C to the second F above; alto 2. a) a voice or… …   English World dictionary

• contralto — /kənˈtræltoʊ / (say kuhn traltoh), / ˈtral / (say trahl ) Music –noun (plural contraltos or contralti) 1. the lowest female voice or voice part, intermediate between soprano and tenor. 2. the alto, or highest male voice or voice part;… …  

• contralto — /keuhn tral toh/, n., pl. contraltos, adj. Music. n. 1. the lowest female voice or voice part, intermediate between soprano and tenor. 2. the alto, or highest male voice or voice part. 3. a singer with a contralto voice. adj. 4. pertaining to the …   Universalium

• contralto — noun the lowest female voice or voice part, higher than tenor and lower than soprano. The terms contralto and alto refer to a similar musical pitch, but among singers, the term contralto is reserved for female singers; the equivalent male form is …   Wiktionary

• contralto — noun (plural tos) Etymology: Italian, from contra + alto Date: 1740 1. a. a singing voice having a range between tenor and mezzo soprano b. a person having this voice 2. the part sung by a contralto …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• contralto — con|tral|to [kənˈtræltəu US tou] n plural contraltos [Date: 1700 1800; : Italian; Origin: contra below (from Latin; CONTRA ) + alto ( ALTO)] 1.) the lowest female singing voice, or a woman with a voice like this 2.) [s …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• contralto — con•tral•to [[t]kənˈtræl toʊ[/t]] n. pl. tos 1) mad the lowest female voice or voice part, intermediate between soprano and tenor 2) mad a singer with a contralto voice • Etymology: 1720–30; < It, =contr(a) contra II+alto alto …   From formal English to slang

• contralto — n. (pl. os) 1 a the lowest female singing voice. b a singer with this voice. 2 a part written for contralto. Etymology: It. (as CONTRA , ALTO) …   Useful english dictionary