| 词汇 | contralto |
| 释义 | contralto noun[ C ] uk /kənˈtræl.təʊ/ us /kənˈtræl.t̬oʊ/pluralcontraltos or contraltiuk /kənˈtræl.ti/ us /kənˈtræl.t̬i/ a woman singer with the lowest female singing voice, or this type of voice女低音（歌手） Singing a cappella accompaniment accompany alto anthem coloratura countertenor croon crooner dirge ditty intonation prima donna psalm quartet quintet raise the roofidiom singsong the Internationale warble Contralto voices range generally from G, below middle C in the treble clef, up to F, the upper line of the clef. He has been chided by some because he has a magnificent contralto voice and scarcely ever uses it. Her voice was a rich contralto. She had a good voice, a low contralto. Unconsciously her slightly husky contralto voice had sunk lower and trembled audibly. contralto | American Dictionarycontralto noun[ C ] us/kənˈtræl·toʊ/pluralcontraltos a woman’s singing voice in the lowest range, or a woman with this range Examples of contraltocontralto She is charmed above all by the very lowest notes (referred to in the jargon of singing as the chest voice) of mezzos and contraltos. That kind of life develops the bass voices, the contralto voices, the tenor voices. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A demanding work, it requires 14 soloists (three sopranos, one contralto, two tenors, four baritones, and four basses). From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Singers in this class, like the coloratura contraltos, are rare. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Most of these employ a female voice, usually either a soprano or mezzo-soprano, but two contralto versions are available. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Most often the character is an adolescent or a very young man, sung by a mezzo-soprano or contralto. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The opera is scored for one soprano, one contralto, and one tenor, two saxophones, and orchestra. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. So although a singer in another genre might have a range equivalent to a contralto, they would not have a similar sound. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. 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. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. She also occasionally played some of the larger contralto roles. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Her use of her contralto register was likened to dipping into a deep, mysterious well to scoop up a trove of buried riches. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Her voice is deep contralto with about an octave and a half range. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Though present in jazz and country music, there were few contralto singers in popular music at the time. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. A true operatic contralto is extremely rare, so much so that often roles intended for contraltos are performed by mezzo-sopranos. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The collection was completed in 1841, and initially composed for tenor, and mezzo-soprano, later arranged for baritone, contralto, or soprano, and piano. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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