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contralto
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music
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contralto (It.). The lowest of the ranges of female v., with a normal range g–g″. Originally term meant a male singer, falsetto or castrato, being derived from ‘contr’ alto', abbrev. of contratenor altus.
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Ewa Podles joins ranks of the few real contraltos.(NEWS)
Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN); 3/23/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...disappear over time; contraltos, for instance. The...years of the Polish contralto Ewa Podles, who is...trying to define a contralto, has described her...We saw few real contraltos in the past century...McGegan, conductor; contralto Ewa Podles, guest...
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Voice of nature; Polish contralto Ewa Podles blows into town to perform with the Minnesota Opera.(ENTERTAINMENT)
Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN); 9/22/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...problems with my vocal cords," said Polish contralto Ewa Podles. "Of course, sometimes...force of nature" and "the preeminent contralto in the world today," Podles has built...their relationship. Podles, a true contralto (see accompanying box), placed third...
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Polish Contralto Ewa Podles at Kleinhans Mary Seaton Room
Newspaper article from: Polish-American Journal; 10/1/1998; 466 words
; ...Polish-American Journal 10-01-1998 Polish Contralto Ewa Podles at Kleinhans Mary Seaton Room At...splendid mezosopranos, but as everyone knows, a contralto remains a rare thing. Contralto Ewa Podles will take the stage Wednesday, October...
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Marion Dry is proud to be opera's rare contralto
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 1/24/1999; ; 700+ words
; Marion Dry is a contralto. Fifty years ago, or...England, which loved its contraltos, produced a lot of them...hasn't changed, and the contralto voice hasn't disappeared. But many natural contraltos have chosen to push their...
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Voice of the Century.(contralto Marian Anderson )
Magazine article from: The New Yorker; 4/13/2009; ; 700+ words
; On Easter Sunday, 1939, the contralto Marian Anderson sang on the steps of the Lincoln...years, Anderson was known as "the colored contralto," but, by the late thirties, she was the contralto, the supreme representative of her voice...
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Marian Anderson: The world's greatest contralto
Newspaper article from: Philadelphia Tribune, The; 4/8/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...a story about visiting the legendary contralto singing sensation Marian Anderson's...range made her arguably the greatest contralto in the world. Anderson made her New...Constitution Hall on Easter Sunday. The famous contralto sang for an audience of 75,000. On...
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Contralto Barbara Wright Pryor sings music by African Americans
Newspaper article from: Chicago Defender; 2/12/2000; ; 609 words
; Contralto Barbara Wright Pryor sings music by African Americans Mezzo-contralto Barbara Wright-Pryor, president of the Chicago Music Association, Branch 1 of the National Association of Negro Musicians and St. Mark's Grand Diva, performs...
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"Contralto Extraordinary"
Newspaper article from: Polish-American Journal; 2/28/2005; ; 424 words
; ...who is presently considered to be the world's leading contralto, gave a spellbinding and absolutely brilliant performance...51, is a most genuine and very rare phenomenon--a true contralto. Her 3.5 octave range telescopes from baritonal depths...
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Contralto taking on fresh challenge in 'Il Trovatore'
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 11/2/2004; ; 700+ words
; Contralto taking on fresh challenge in 'Il Trovatore' Ewa Podles, a leading international concert and opera contralto, will make her Milwaukee debut Saturday, courtesy of the Florentine Opera. She will sing the weighty role of Azucena, the...
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POLISH CONTRALTO EWA PODLES IS DRAWN TO THE TRAGIC NATURE OF MAHLER'S MUSIC.(What's Happening)
Newspaper article from: Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA); 6/22/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...gives it three performances next week, with the great Polish contralto Ewa Podles, the Northwest Boychoir, and the women of the...prefer to sing tragic music." She considers the Canadian contralto Maureen Forrester (now retired) as performing Mahler the...
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contralto
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
contralto , female voice of lowest pitch. Originally, the term denoted a second voice set against ( contra ) a high voice ( alto ); thus...
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Marian Anderson
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...remembered as one of the best American contraltos of all time. She was the first African...million listeners. Marian Anderson's contralto voice was notable for its power and exceptionally...quality — not unusual in a contralto of prodigious range — but idiosyncracies...
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Joyner, Matilda Sissieretta 1869(?)–1933
Book article from: Contemporary Black Biography
...and her low notes are rich and sensuous with a tropical contralto qualitya...In fact, the compass and quality of her registers...and seem to combine the height and depth of both soprano and contralto, ” is how the Washington Post described Jones...
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Chapman, Tracy
Book article from: Contemporary Musicians
...blue jeans, and a turtleneck sweater, accompanied only by her acoustic guitar, listeners lean forward to hear her husky contralto pour forth poignant reflections on contemporary urban life. As Steve Pond of Rolling Stone noted, Chapman ’ s...
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McEntire, Reba
Book article from: Contemporary Musicians
...Mercury Records. She wowed observers at her first recording session. According to Entertainment Weekly , “ Her clear contralto was so big it nearly blew out the studio transistors. ” McEntire remembered the event thus: “ It was...
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