English to French Meaning of contralto - contralto

Contralto :

contralto

noun

Contralto :: contraltoContraltos :: contralti

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Definitions of contralto in English

Noun(1) a woman singer having a contralto voice(2) the lowest female singing voice
Adjective(1) of or being the lowest female voice

Examples of contralto in English

(1) The choir and orchestra will be joined by four young soloists - soprano Rebecca Outram, contralto Alexandra Gibson, tenor David Brown and bass James Gower.(2) It exists on a continuum with her other work in its carefully constructed ruminations on love bathed in her soaring contralto .(3) One of Britain's best-loved singers, the contralto Kathleen Ferrier, died of cancer at 41.(4) Daniels is a phenomenon: he's a man who sounds like a female contralto - a very strong female contralto !(5) My voice was of a contralto , albeit noticeably indignant in its own frustration.(6) At that time, she refused the role because it was written for a soprano and she was a contralto .(7) His writing for contralto or mezzo-soprano, to a text by Theocritus, is surely a masterpiece.(8) Brought up within earshot of his aunt, the famed contralto Louise Homer, he wrote naturally for the female voice.(9) she sang in a high contralto(10) Anna, the contralto 's step-daughter, was an impressive accompanist who played fluently with great stylistic command.(11) Her rich contralto , with both range and depth, is unwavering throughout this sometimes rawboned story.(12) Veloso was so impressed by her rich, almost operatic contralto that he became her mentor and musical director, initiating the recording of her first album and its follow-up in 2000.(13) Brahms wrote three piano rhapsodies as well as the Alto Rhapsody for contralto , male chorus, and orchestra.(14) I was about to play by myself, knowing that I alone could hear the contralto 's aria and the accompaniment in my head.(15) His aunt and uncle, the contralto Louise Homer and the composer Sidney Homer, who was Barber's mentor for more than 25 years, encouraged his studies.(16) By adding the Magdalen as a contralto , Elgar acquired an important additional female role.

(1) contraindication ::

contre-indication

(2) indication ::

indication

(3) contra ::

contra

Synonyms

Noun

1. alto ::

alto

Adjective

2. alto ::

alto

Different Forms

contralto, contraltos

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