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Meaning
Noun
●
In Music, Musical voices and registers, Musicians & People:
The
lowest
female
voice
or
voice
part,
falling
between
tenor
and
mezzo-soprano
. The
term
s
contralto
and
alto
refer
to a
similar
musical
pitch
, but among
singers
, the
term
contralto
is
reserved
for
female
singers
; the
equivalent
male
form is
counter-tenor
. Originally the
contratenor
altus
was a high
countermelody
sung
against the
tenor
or main melody.
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Rhymes
Alto
Contralto
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