contralto in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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contralto in the PONS Dictionary

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contralto [kənˈtræltəʊ, Am -ˈtrælt̬oʊ] N no pl MUS

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In 1977, she took over as the company's principal contralto, playing ten of these leading roles with the company until its closure in 1982.
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Though present in jazz and country music, there were few contralto singers in popular music at the time.
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Although she began her career as a soprano, her voice lowered in the early part of her career to that of a true contralto.
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Most of these employ a female voice, usually either a soprano or mezzo-soprano, but two contralto versions are available.
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However, the vocal tessitura of a classically trained contralto would still make these singers more comfortable singing in the lower part of the voice.
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Charlotte was a remarkably bright, sportive child, excelling over her schoolmates and developing a voice of remarkable compass and richness, with a full contralto register.
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She also occasionally played some of the larger contralto roles.
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Her voice had settled into a true contralto of exceptional power and richness.
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Male singers can be classified by vocal range as bass, bass-baritone, baritone, tenor and countertenor, and female singers as contralto, mezzo-soprano and soprano.
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The opera is scored for one soprano, one contralto, and one tenor, two saxophones, and orchestra.
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