TenorClassical male singing voice The tenor is a type of male singing voice whose vocal range lies between the countertenor and baritone voice types. It is the highest male chest-voice type.SopranistA sopranist (also known as male soprano) is a male singer who is able to sing in vocal tessitura of a soprano, usually through falsetto or head voice technique. This voice type is a specific kind of countertenor.
FalsettoFalsetto ( , Italian:; Italiandiminutive of falso, "false") is the vocal register occupying the frequency range just above the modal voice register and overlapping with it by approximately one octave. It is produced by the vibration of the ligamentous edges of the vocal cords, in whole or in part.Modal voiceModal voice is the vocal register used most frequently in speech and singing in most languages. It is also the linguistic term for the most common phonation of vowels. The term "modal" refers to the resonant mode of vocal folds. It is characterized by balanced airflow and glottal tension to produce maximum vibration.
Mezzo-sopranoA mezzo-soprano (Italian:, lit.'half soprano'), or mezzo (English: ), is a type of classical female singingvoice whose vocal range lies between the soprano and the contraltovoice types. The mezzo-soprano's vocal range usually extends from the A below middle C to the A two octaves above (i.e. A3–A5 in scientific pitch notation, where middle C = C4; 220–880 Hz).
Vocal rangeVocal range is the range of pitches that a human voice can phonate. A common application is within the context of singing, where it is used as a defining characteristic for classifying singing voices into voice types. It is also a topic of study within linguistics, phonetics, and speech-language pathology, particularly in relation to the study of tonal languages and certain types of vocal disorders, although it has little practical application in terms of speech.
SingingSinging is the art of creating music with the voice. It is the oldest form of musical expression, and the human voice can be considered the first musical instrument by some. The definition of singing varies across sources. Some sources define singing as the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. Other common definitions include "the utterance of words or sounds in tuneful succession" or "the production of musical tones by means of the human voice".
ContraltoA contralto (Italian pronunciation:) (sometimes alto) is a classical female singingvoice whose vocal range is the lowest of such voice types. The contralto voice type is fairly rare.
SopranoA soprano (Italian pronunciation:) is a type of classical singing voice and has the highest vocal range of all voice types. The soprano's vocal range (using scientific pitch notation) is from approximately middle C (C4) = 261 Hz to A5 in choral music, or to soprano C (C6) or higher in operatic music. In four-part chorale style harmony, the soprano takes the highest part, which often encompasses the melody.
Classical musicBroad tradition of Western art musicMembers of a youth orchestra standing to acknowledge applause after performing.Classical music is a tradition of art music in the Western world, considered to be distinct from Western folk music or popular music. It is sometimes distinguished as Western classical music, as the term "classical music" can also be applied to non-Western art musics.
BaritoneA baritone is a type of classical male singingvoice whose vocal range lies between the bass and the tenorvoice types. It is the most common human male voice. The term originates from the Greekβαρύτονος (barýtonos), meaning "low sounding".Scientific pitch notationScientific pitch notation (SPN), also known as American standard pitch notation (ASPN) and international pitch notation (IPN), is a method of specifying musical pitch by combining a musical note name (with accidental if needed) and a number identifying the pitch's octave. Although scientific pitch notation was originally designed as a companion to scientific pitch (see below), the two are not synonymous.
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