contralton.adj.

Brit.

/kənˈtrɑːltəʊ/,

/kənˈtraltəʊ/, U.S.

/kənˈtræltoʊ/

Forms: Plural ti-, -tos. Also 1700s contrealt (cf. alt n.¹).

Etymology: Italian; ‘a counter treble in musicke’ (Florio 1598).

Music.

a. The part next above the alto, sung by the highest male or lowest female voice.

ΚΠ

1730 O. Swiny Let. 18 July in G. Colman Posthumous Lett. (1820) 25 We must provide a Soprano Man & a Contrealt Woman.

b. A voice of this pitch or compass.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > performing music > singing > singing voice > [noun] > contralto

contralto1789

alto1840

1789 Ann. Reg. 1787 206 His voice, which may be deemed the finest contralto in this country, entirely filled the abbey.

1871 M. Collins Marquis & Merchant II. vii. 211 Her voice was a mellow contralto.

c. A singer with a contralto voice. (Now commonly restricted to the female voice.)

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > musician > singer > singer by type of voice > [noun] > contralto

contralto1730

1730 O. Swiny Let. 18 July in G. Colman Posthumous Lett. (1820) 23 M^r Handel desires to have..a woman contrealt.

1776 J. Hawkins Gen. Hist. Music V. 120 In 1639, Stefano Landi, a Roman contralto..published the first book of Masses for four and five voices.1818 Ld. Byron Beppo xxxi. 16 Soprano, basso, even the contra-alto, Wished him five fathom under the Rialto.1880 J. Hullah in G. Grove Dict. Music I. 396/1 Even..in flexibility, recent contralti have certainly equalled, perhaps surpassed, vocalists of every other class.

2. attributive or adj.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > vocal music > types of song > [adjective] > specific part

treblec1440

contralto1771

alto1845

baritone1861

society > leisure > the arts > music > performing music > singing > singing voice > [adjective] > contralto

contralto1834

1771 D. Barrington in Philos. Trans. 1770 (Royal Soc.) 60 56 The parts for the first and second voice were written in what the Italians stile the Contralto cleff.

1834 2nd Earl of Mount Edgcumbe Musical Reminisc. (ed. 4) 54 That excellent singer..possessed a contralto voice of fine quality.

1862 T. A. Trollope Marietta II. xiii. 237 Its full contralto tones.

1880 J. Hullah in G. Grove Dict. Music I. 58/1 The contralto part is properly written on the stave which has C on its second line.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	contralto
释义	contralton.adj. Brit. /kənˈtrɑːltəʊ/, /kənˈtraltəʊ/, U.S. /kənˈtræltoʊ/ Forms: Plural ti-, -tos. Also 1700s contrealt (cf. alt n.¹). Etymology: Italian; ‘a counter treble in musicke’ (Florio 1598). Music. 1. a. The part next above the alto, sung by the highest male or lowest female voice. ΚΠ 1730 O. Swiny Let. 18 July in G. Colman Posthumous Lett. (1820) 25 We must provide a Soprano Man & a Contrealt Woman. b. A voice of this pitch or compass. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > performing music > singing > singing voice > [noun] > contralto contralto1789 alto1840 1789 Ann. Reg. 1787 206 His voice, which may be deemed the finest contralto in this country, entirely filled the abbey. 1871 M. Collins Marquis & Merchant II. vii. 211 Her voice was a mellow contralto. c. A singer with a contralto voice. (Now commonly restricted to the female voice.) ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musician > singer > singer by type of voice > [noun] > contralto contralto1730 1730 O. Swiny Let. 18 July in G. Colman Posthumous Lett. (1820) 23 M^r Handel desires to have..a woman contrealt. 1776 J. Hawkins Gen. Hist. Music V. 120 In 1639, Stefano Landi, a Roman contralto..published the first book of Masses for four and five voices.1818 Ld. Byron Beppo xxxi. 16 Soprano, basso, even the contra-alto, Wished him five fathom under the Rialto.1880 J. Hullah in G. Grove Dict. Music I. 396/1 Even..in flexibility, recent contralti have certainly equalled, perhaps surpassed, vocalists of every other class. 2. attributive or adj. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > vocal music > types of song > [adjective] > specific part treblec1440 contralto1771 alto1845 baritone1861 society > leisure > the arts > music > performing music > singing > singing voice > [adjective] > contralto contralto1834 1771 D. Barrington in Philos. Trans. 1770 (Royal Soc.) 60 56 The parts for the first and second voice were written in what the Italians stile the Contralto cleff. 1834 2nd Earl of Mount Edgcumbe Musical Reminisc. (ed. 4) 54 That excellent singer..possessed a contralto voice of fine quality. 1862 T. A. Trollope Marietta II. xiii. 237 Its full contralto tones. 1880 J. Hullah in G. Grove Dict. Music I. 58/1 The contralto part is properly written on the stave which has C on its second line. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1730
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