All languages combined word senses marked with topical category "Musical voices and registers"
Parent categories: Music, Singing, Art, Sound, Talking, Culture, Energy, Human behaviour, Language, Society, Nature, Human, Communication
Total 71 word senses
- Alt (Noun) [German] alto (musical voice; person or instrument that performs the alto part)
- Bariton (Noun) [German] baritone
- Bass (Noun) [German] bass, double bass (stringed instrument)
- Falsett (Noun) [German] falsetto ("false" (singing) voice in any human)
- Sopran (Noun) [German] soprano (pitch)
- Sopran (Noun) [German] soprano (singer)
- Tenor (Noun) [German] tenor
- alto (Noun) [English] A musical part or section higher than tenor and lower than soprano, formerly the part that performed a countermelody above the tenor or main melody.
- alto (Noun) [English] A person or musical instrument that performs the alto part.
- alto (Noun) [English] An alto saxophone
- alto (Noun) [French] Ellipsis of violon alto.; viola
- baritone (Noun) [English] The musical range between tenor and bass.
- baryton (Noun) [French] baritone
- baryton (Adjective) [French] baritone
- baryton (Noun) [Polish] baritone (the male voice between tenor and bass)
- baryton (Noun) [Polish] baritone (an instrument within the baritone range)
- baryton (Noun) [Polish] baritone (a person with who sings a baritone vocal range)
- bas (Noun) [Polish] bass, bass guitar
- basso (Noun) [English] The double bass, or contrabasso.
- basso cantante (Noun) [English] A voice with an upper range that is more developed than that of the basso profundo.
- basso profondo (Noun) [English] A singer with a bass voice of the lowest range.
- castrat (Noun) [French] castrato
- castrato (Noun) [English] A male soprano or alto voice produced by castration of the treble singer before puberty, intended to conserve his voice; the singer.
- contralto (Noun) [English] The lowest female voice or voice part, falling between tenor and mezzo-soprano. The terms 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.
- countertenor (Noun) [English] An adult male singer who uses head tone or falsetto to sing far higher than the typical male vocal range.
- countertenor (Noun) [English] A male singing voice far higher than the typical male vocal range.
- countertenor (Noun) [English] A part or section performing a countermelody against the tenor or main part.
- falset (Noun) [Polish] falsetto ("false" (singing) voice in any human)
- falset (Noun) [Polish] falsetto (person who sings in falsetto)
- falsetto (Noun) [English] The "false" (singing) voice in any human, usually airy and lacking a purity of vowels; created by using the next highest vocal folds above those used for speech and normal range singing. It is commonly confused with the head voice register.
- falsetto (Noun) [English] A person who sings in falsetto.
- falsetto (Verb) [English] To sing or utter in falsetto.
- fausset (Noun) [French] (singing) falsetto (type of singing voice)
- fistuła (Noun) [Polish] falsetto ("false" (singing) voice in any human)
- kastrato (Noun) [Cebuano] a male soprano or alto voice produced by castration of the treble singer before puberty
- mezzo-soprano (Noun) [English] A voice or voice part intermediate in compass between soprano and contralto.
- mezzo-soprano (Noun) [French] mezzo-soprano
- sauti ya kwanza (Noun) [Swahili] soprano
- sauti ya nne (Noun) [Swahili] bass
- sauti ya pili (Noun) [Swahili] alto
- sauti ya tatu (Noun) [Swahili] tenor
- sopran (Noun) [Polish] soprano (musical part or section higher in pitch than alto and other sections)
- sopran (Noun) [Polish] soprano (instrument that performs the soprano part)
- sopran (Noun) [Polish] soprano (person that performs the soprano part)
- sopranista (Noun) [English] An adult male singer who sings music written in soprano range without the use of falsetto.
- soprano (Noun) [English] The musical part higher in pitch than alto, typically encompassing the range of the treble clef.
- soprano (Noun) [French] soprano
- soprano (Noun) [Spanish] soprano (singer)
- sznaps baryton (Noun) [Polish] medium to low raspy voice caused by drinking ethanol
- tenor (Noun) [English] A musical range or section higher than bass and lower than alto.
- tenor (Noun) [English] A person, instrument, or group that performs in the tenor (higher than bass and lower than alto) range.
- tenor (Noun) [English] A musical part or section that holds or performs the main melody, as opposed to the contratenor bassus and contratenor altus, who perform countermelodies.
- tenor (Noun) [English] A tenor saxophone.
- treble (Adjective) [English] Pertaining to the highest singing voice or part in harmonized music; soprano.
- treble (Noun) [English] The highest singing voice (especially as for a boy) or part in musical composition.
- treble (Noun) [English] A person or instrument having a treble voice or pitch; a boy soprano.
- ténor (Noun) [French] tenor
- ալտ (Noun) [Armenian] alto (voice)
- ալտ (Noun) [Armenian] alto (singer)
- ալտ (Noun) [Armenian] viola (musical instrument)
- 裏声 (Noun) [Japanese] falsetto
- баритон (Noun) [Bulgarian] baritone (male musical voice)
- アルト (Noun) [Japanese] alto
- カウンターテナー (Noun) [Japanese] countertenor
- カストラート (Noun) [Japanese] castrato
- コントラルト (Noun) [Japanese] contralto
- ソプラノ (Noun) [Japanese] soprano
- テナー (Noun) [Japanese] tenor
- ファルセット (Noun) [Japanese] falsetto
- メゾソプラノ (Noun) [Japanese] mezzo-soprano
- メッツォソプラノ (Noun) [Japanese] Alternative form of メゾソプラノ
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