contralto

Definition of the Italian term contralto in music:

contralto (the lowest female voice type with an approximate range of F3 to D5)
alto (member of an instrument family with a range between tenor and soprano)
(obsolete meaning) alto (the second-highest part in four-part harmony)
contra-alto (member of an instrument family with a range lying an octave below the alto instrument of the same family)

Language

Italian

Singular

contralto

Plural

contralti

Abbreviation

C'alto

Synonyms

(1) alto(2) alto(3) alto

Italian musical terms that include contralto:

bugle contralto – alto bugle
chalumeau contralto – alto chalumeau
chiave di contralto – alto clef (C-clef placing C4 on the third line of ...
ciaramella contralto – alto shawm
clarinetto contralto – alto clarinet...
clarinetto contralto in Mi♭ – contra-alto clarinet (contrabass clarinet in E fla...
contralto di coloratura – coloratura contralto (contralto capable of perform...
flauto a becco contralto – alto recorder (recorder whose lowest note is F4)
flauto contralto – alto flute (pitched a fourth below the Western con...
flauto contralto in Sol – literally "alto flute in G"...
flauto diritto contralto – alto recorder (recorder whose lowest note is F4)
flauto dolce contralto – alto recorder (recorder whose lowest note is F4)
flicorno contralto – alto saxhorn (similar to the modern alto horn in A...
flicorno contralto in Mi♭ – alto saxhorn in E-flat (similar to the modern alto...
sarrusofono contralto – alto sarrusophone
sassofono contralto – alto saxophone
sassofono contralto in Mi♭ – alto saxophone in E-flat
sheng contralto – alto sheng
viola da gamba contralto – alto viol (alto viola da gamba)

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Italian musical terms related to contralto:

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