What is a Contralto?
on February 16th, 2008
Webster’s Dictionary defines a contralto as the following:
Vocal Range:
The lowest female voice being able to audibly and beautifully and comfortably sing roughly between F3 (F below middle C and possibly lower) and E5 (E above middle C and possibly higher).
Classical and operatic contraltos are singers who have regularly performed unamplified classical or operatic music in concert halls and/or opera houses. This is a list of the most famous of all historic and contemporary contraltos:
- Kathleen Ferrier
- Marion Anderson
- Ewa Podles
Some examples of pop/crossover contraltos are:
- Diana Krall
- Bonnie Raitt
- Sarah Vaughn
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what are some famous people in hip hop and r&b that sing alto?
Good question Amanda - Queen Latifa would definately be in the category as well as Anita Baker, Toni Braxton, Roberta Flack, Gladys Knight, & Aretha Franklin. Got more answers for this question? Post ‘em here!