classification of human voice
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CLASSIFICATION OF HUMAN VOICE
FEMALE VOICES MALE VOICES
VOICE TYPE• A voice type is a particular kind of
human singing voice perceived as having certain identifying qualities or characteristics.
• Women are typically divided into three groups: soprano, mezzo-soprano, and contralto.
• Men are usually divided into four groups: countertenor, tenor, baritone, and bass.
VOICE TYPES
Voice type
Female voice
SopranoMezzo-sopranoContralto
Male voices
ContratenorTenorBaritoneBass
FEMALE VOICESoprano:
• The soprano is the highest female voice. • The tessitura of the soprano voice lies higher than all
the other female voices.
Mezzo-soprano:
• Mezzo-soprano tessitura, the tessitura of the mezzo-soprano is lower than that of the soprano and higher than that of the contralto.
Contralto:
• The contralto voice is the lowest female voice. A true operatic contralto is extremely rare.
FEMALE VOICES
SOPRANO MEZZOSOPRANO CONTRALTO
MONTSERRAT CABALLÉ TERESA BERGANZA EULA BEAL
MALE VOICESCountertenor:
• The term countertenor refers to the highest male voice. Many countertenor singers perform roles originally written for castrati in baroque operas.
Tenor:
• The tenor is the highest male voice within the modal register.
Baritone:
• The Baritone is the most common type of male voice.
• The tessitura of the baritone is lower than that of the tenor and higher than that of the bass.
Bass:
• The bass is the lowest male voice. • Bass tessitura: The bass voice has the lowest
tessitura of all the voices.
MALE VOICES
TENOR BARITONE BASS
L.PAVAROTTI LEO NUCCI NICOLAI GHIAUROV
RANGE
ACTIVITY: Listen to both fragments and choose which kind of voice is.
Audition 1: a) Sopranob) Mezzosopranoc) Contralto
Solution: ______________
Audition 2 : a) Tenorb) Baritonec) Bass
Solution: ______________
VOCAL GROUP• Mixed choirs (with male and female voices). This is perhaps
the most common type, usually consisting of soprano, alto, tenor and bass voices.
• Male choirs, with the same voicing as mixed choirs, but with boys singing. This format is typical of British cathedralchoirs.
• Female choirs, usually consisting of soprano and alto voices, two parts in each.
• Children's choirs, often two-part SA or three-part SSA, sometimes more voices. This includes boys’ choirs.
ACTIVITY: Listen to both fragments and choosewhich kind of Vocal group is.
• Audition 1: a) Mixed choirb) Male choirc) Children´s choir
Solution: ______________
• Audition 2 : a) Female choirb) Male choirc) Mixed choir
Solution: ______________