clave de mezzosoprano

In choral music arrangements each of these voices is represented by a letter - S for soprano, A for alto, T for tenor, and B for bass. Most choral music is arranged SATB, using a voice part from each of the four major classifications.

Contraltos Contraltos are arguably the rarest of female voice types and they possess a tone so dark they often give the men a run for their money.

What is a mezzo-soprano? The mezzo-soprano or mezzo is the second highest female voice type. In a large choir, a mezzo-soprano will usually sing along with the sopranos, not the altos, with the vocal part 'Soprano II' or 'Soprano 2'.

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Soprano Soprano: this is the highest singing voice, with the highest tessitura. It is also the most common female voice. Sopranos are given prominent singing roles, and are often the protagonists of the opera. They can sing from the middle C to two octaves higher (that is, an interval of 15 full notes in total).

Altos have a lower vocal range and are strongest in lower tessitura -- meaning, the notes they sing best are generally lower in pitch. Sopranos are higher. Anatomically, this just means that altos have slightly larger vocal folds, which are the bits of flesh in the larynx (throat) that vibrate to produce sound.

There is also abundant evidence that women prefer men with a deep voice, while men prefer women with a high voice. Attractive male voices are around 96 Hz and the most attractive women voices are up to 280 Hz.

It isn't a 'natural' voice and countertenors are often baritones or tenors; British countertenor Iestyn Davies is a bass. The high notes are generally achieved through the use of the falsetto voice, the vocal register occupying the range just above the modal voice.

The mezzo-soprano is the middle female voice and the most common of the female singing voices, which tends to dominate in non-classical music, with vocal range that typically lies between the A below "middle C" (C4) to the A two octaves above (i.e. A3–A5).

The vocal range of the mezzo-sopranos lies between the soprano and the contralto voice types. Mezzo-sopranos generally have a heavier, darker tone than sopranos. The mezzo-soprano voice resonates in a higher range than that of a contralto.

adjective. /armo'njoso/ harmonious , melodious , musical.

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