Listen to the contralto
PDP-CH - Staatsoper Unter den Linden - Bruno Seidler-Winkler - Margarete Klose…
4:23
PDP-CH - Essie Ackland, contralto - Goodbye - Tosti - Hmv-c1885-32-1251
4:28
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From Wikipedia
A contralto (sometimes alto) is a classical female singing voice whose vocal range is the lowest of such voice types.
The contralto voice type is fairly rare. A contralto's range is similar to that of a mezzo-soprano, and almost identical to that of a countertenor – typically from the F below middle C (F3 in scientific pitch notation) to the second F above middle C (F5), although, at the extremes, some voices can reach the D below middle C (D3) or the second B♭ above middle C (B♭5). The contralto voice type includes coloratura, lyric, and dramatic contraltos.
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Sources & credits
- PDP-CH - Staatsoper Unter den Linden - Bruno Seidler-Winkler - Margarete Klose… – Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
- PDP-CH - Essie Ackland, contralto - Goodbye - Tosti - Hmv-c1885-32-1251 – Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q37137 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Contralto – CC BY-SA 4.0