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Classification of Human Voices
The document classifies human voices according to gender and vocal range. For female voices, it lists soprano, mezzo-soprano, alto, and contralto in descending order. For male voices, it lists countertenor, tenor, baritone, bass, and basso profondo from highest to lowest. Examples of each voice type are provided with links to audio samples. Required reading links to Wikipedia pages about each voice classification are also included.
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- 2. Female Voices High tolow: • Soprano • Mezzo-soprano • Alto • Contralto
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- 4. Mezzo-Soprano D. Scalratti, SalveRegina http://content.thespco.org/music/compositions/salve-regina- domenico-scarlatti/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzlzUeqKfSA
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- 6. Male Voices • Highto low: • Countertenor • Tenor • Baritone • Bass Tenor Baritone Bass
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- 12. Required Readings • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voice_type •http://openhighschoolcourses.org/mod/page/view.php?id=11 866 • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soprano • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mezzo-soprano • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alto • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contralto • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Countertenor • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenor • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baritone • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bass_(voice_type)
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- #3 Soprano C to C. Authored by: Ch1902. Located at: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Soprano_C_to_C.svg. License: Public Domain Range mezzo-soprano voice. Authored by: PeteCS. Located at: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Range_mezzo-soprano_voice.png. License: CC BY-SA Range alto voice. Authored by: PeteCS. Located at: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Range_alto_voice.png. License: CC BY-SA
- #7 Tenor (Voice Type). Provided by: Wikipedia. Located at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenor#Voice_type. License: CC BY-SA Baritone (Voice Type). Provided by: Wikipedia. Located at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baritone#Voice_type. License: CC BY-SA Bass (Voice Type). Provided by: Wikipedia. Located at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bass_(voice_type)#Voice_type. License: CC BY-SA