The term refers to the lowest female vocal range. It is similar to mezzo-soprano the two terms are often interchangeably, and is now usually only used to describe a voice or a role of exceptionally dark quality.
The lowest female voice, below soprano, mezzo-soprano, and (in common speech) alto.
From the Italian meaning “against the high voiceâ€; i.e., contrasting with the high voice. The lowest range of the female voice.
low female voice; same as alto
a woman singer having a contralto voice
a singer with a vocal range somewhere between a tenor and a mezzosoprano
Female voice type with the lowest range.
The lowest female voice; the term itself comes from two Italian words which signify against ("contra") the high ("alto") voice. In baroque operas, the contralto generally represented a certain character type on stage: either comic (a sort of female basso buffo), or spooky and other-worldly, or just plain matronly. Marian Anderson and Maureen Forrester have been legendary contraltos in the concert and operatic world.
An alto who has done time.
The lowest female singing voice.
the lowest, and rarest, female voice.
The range of the lowest female voice, usually from the first F below middle C to the second F above.
An alto who has been convicted.
Contralto is the lowest range of the female voice, typically g-g". Has come to be used synonymously with alto. (Contra means against so a contra-voice/instrument is that which sings/plays 'against' the primary voice/instrument)