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    Type of singing voice
    A soprano is a type of classical singing voice and has the highest vocal range of all voice types. The soprano's vocal range is from approximately middle C = 261 Hz to "high A" = 880 Hz in choral music, or to "soprano C" = 1046 Hz or higher in operatic music. In four-part chorale ...
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    • A soprano is a type of classical singing voice and has the highest vocal range of all voice types. The soprano's vocal range (using scientific pitch notation) is from approximately middle C (C4) = 261 Hz to "high A" (A5) = 880 Hz in choral music, or to "soprano C" (C6, two octaves above middle C) = 1046 Hz or higher in operatic music. In four-part chorale style harmon… See more

    Etymology

    The word "soprano" comes from the Italian word sopra (above, over, on top of), as the soprano is the highest pitch human voice, often given to the leading female roles in operas. "Soprano" refers mainly to women, but it can al… See more

    Vocal range

    The soprano has the highest vocal range of all voice types, with the highest tessitura. A soprano and a mezzo-soprano have a similar range, but their tessituras will lie in different parts of that range.
    The low ext… See more

    In choral music

    In SATB four-part mixed chorus, the soprano is the highest vocal range, above the alto, tenor, and bass. Sopranos commonly sing in the tessitura G4-A5. When the composer calls for divisi, sopranos can be separated into Sopran… See more

    Subtypes and roles in opera

    Within the soprano voice type category are five generally recognized subcategories: coloratura soprano, soubrette, lyric soprano, spinto soprano, and dramatic soprano.
    The coloratura soprano may be a lyric coloratura … See more

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