Classification of Musical Voices

Different Types of Voices



FEMALE VOICES

• Sopranos: the shrill voice of the whole group of female voices

Maria Callas.

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• Mezzo-sopranos: the middle voice between soprano and contralto His timbre is warm and passionate.

Sarah Connolly.

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• Contraltos: the deeper voice of all female group.

Nathalie Stutzmann

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MASCULINE VOICES

 They are characterized by greater severity compared to women are very expressive.

• Tenors: record warm and soft, has great agility and is often characterized by a seductive, shiny, flexible timbre

Il Divo.

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• Baritone is the voice whose tessitura is located between a bass and a tenor



Placido Domingo

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• Low: the most serious and consistent voice and the less agile.

Boris Christoff

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