contralto

: a singing voice having a range between tenor and mezzo-soprano.

The term contralto refers to the lowest-pitched variety of female voice. Of the three categories of women's singing voices, which are soprano, mezzo soprano, and contralto, the contralto is the rarest, in addition to possessing the lowest vocal range.

contralto in American English 1. the lowest female voice or voice part, intermediate between soprano and tenor. 2. the alto, or highest male voice or voice part.

Contralto – Contralto and alto originally referred to the same voice. But some people today use “contralto” to refer to a female voice that is even lower than a typical alto. Countertenor – A male voice that is unusually high, light, and agile, even for a tenor.

A true Contralto will have a naturally rich, deep, dark tone that in most cases is as dark or darker than many tenors. The Mezzo-Soprano voice is exactly that - a middle Soprano.

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It is pitched below mezzo-soprano and equivalent to the male countertenor. It is one of the rarest voice types and a true contralto is a joy to listen to. The contralto's vocal range typically falls between E3 – the E below middle C (known as C4) – to F5 –the second F above C4.

A Contralto (the lowest of the female singing voice types) and Soprano (the highest of the female singing voice types) could hit the same note but those notes would sound totally different in their depth and weight. That's Vocal Weight.

Contralto Voice Types: The Contralto is the lowest of the female voice types and like the Basses and Countertenors, they're quite rare. The Contralto has a tessitura of around an E3-E5 and a good amount of vocal weight. The contralto tone of voice types almost sound like men when they speak or sing lower notes.

countertenor A countertenor (also contra tenor) is a type of classical male singing voice whose vocal range is equivalent to that of the female contralto or mezzo-soprano voice types, generally extending from around G3 to D5 or E5, although a sopranist (a specific kind of countertenor) may match the soprano's range of around C4 to ...

The term Alto classically includes both Contraltos and Mezzo-Sopranos. So often Contraltos are labeled as lower voiced altos and are actually very similar to, if not slightly lower in range than many lower-voiced Mezzo-Sopranos.

People often solely look at range, but not timbre. A true contralto will have an androgynous tone. Adele's voice is feminine, and she would not be mistaken for a man. Therefore, Adele cannot be a contralto.