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Alto is a musical term, derived from the Latin word altus , meaning "high", that has several possible interpretations. When designating instruments, "alto" frequently refers to a member of an instr...
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I am an Alto and I was wondering what songs altos can sing. I've googled alto singers/broadway etc and I just have no clue!! help please :) ; Answer; Hello, Alison –; Thank you for the question. Below are some songs you may want to consider.
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Classical Music Artist Biographies - Read on the lives and listen to the works on classical music artists - singers - alto - a - Page 1 ... Alto | Bass | Soprano | Tenor | Other Singers;
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a castrato with a lower range, common only among Italian singers of the 17th-18th c. Most alto parts were given to falsettists or "high tenors" (category 1), and soprano parts to castrati; but, "to avoid confusion" falsettists were often called "alti" or "voci naturali" to distinguish them from castrati singing alto.
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from the C below middle C to the C two octaves above (C3-C6 if middle C is C4), but like all singers, their vocal type is defined mostly by their "vocal center" and not by their range (a soprano for instance could technically possess the lower range of an alto, but would not be comfortable singing it).
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A handy guide to the alto singing voice and famous alto singers ... Alto/Counter-tenor ... Famous singers: Janet Baker; Clara Butt; Kathleen Ferrier...
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Was the alto part desired in order to provide an individual line for low-voiced women to sing? (Many alto parts in the; Cooper book are attributed to women.) Was the addition of alto parts seen as an effort to bring the music up to date so as to attract younger singers?
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A vocal range of about C above the treble clef to about Middle C is the range of a soprano, the range from F in the top of the treble clef to F below Middle C is the alto range, the range from G above Middle C to C below Middle C would be that of a tenor, and the range of Middle C to C below the bass...
www.music.vt.edu/musicdictionary/textv/Vocalrange.html
With the assistance of such well-known jazz performers as Gerry Mulligan, Herbie Hancock and Stanley Clark, Mitchell takes off fearlessly in the direction of Ella Fitzgerald and the jazz singers.
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