| 单词 | contralto |
| 例句 | While her voice had the rich, dark timbre of contralto, the lowest female voice, she had no trouble with the ringing tones of soprano, the highest. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z Then she says, “Fun fact—he was the nephew of contralto Marian Anderson. Their family was from Philadelphia, but she lived in Portland in her last days. Do you know about her?” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z In the loose, shabby, but definitely male clothing I had chosen, my height and my contralto voice would get me by. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Her striking appearance and velvety contralto voice electrified audiences wherever she went, and as word of her performances spread, other cities were added to the tour. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z Dorothy looked over at her children, still so young but entranced by the contralto voice that seemed to each person in the audience to be singing to them, only to them. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Out in the yard a woman's hoarse contralto intoned a hymn. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z From the moment the acclaimed contralto Marian Anderson announced a performance at the college’s Ogden Hall, the two women knew they would go together. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z It was easier for Chester to play the ones written for tenors than the ones for sopranos, contraltos, and basses, but he did them all beautifully. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z “I was not, just as I was not meant to be a soprano instead of a contralto.” The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z “But it is not too much to say that she has one of the most superb contralto voices that has been heard in Philadelphia for a very long time.” The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z Closing her eyes, Marian Anderson began to sing, and her thrilling contralto voice carried across the Mall, touching every person who had come to hear her. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z A young Negro contralto was a rarity in German concert life, and many people came out of curiosity. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z When the melody rose, her voice broke up sweetly, following it, in a way contralto voices have, and each change tipped out a little of her warm human magic upon the air. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z Like Marian, Reifsnyder was a contralto, so she was well equipped to teach the kinds of songs especially suitable for Marian’s voice. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z As word of her talent spread, Aunt Mary had handbills printed with a picture of Marian and the words “Come and hear the baby contralto, ten years old.” The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z “It’s hello and goodbye in circles when you live that kind of life,” she said, adding in a false contralto, “ ‘Oh, no, we forgot bunny!’ Main Course: Michelle Williams in an Unfamiliar Role: The Star 2011-11-25T22:16:30Z Alexander Neef, the general director of the Canadian Opera Company, laments the difficulty of finding real contraltos to fuel the continuing renaissance of Baroque opera, with its many roles originally geared to castratos. Avery Amereau Is a Rarity in Music: A Contralto 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z On a few occasions, the same performer has performed at multiple inaugurations: The contralto Marian Anderson performed at both the inauguration of Dwight Eisenhower, a Republican, and Kennedy, a Democrat. Do it for the country? Or don’t do it at all? The dilemma facing artists at Trump’s inauguration. 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z Nor does she need much of a framework beyond the flexible precision of her band, or the earthy majesty of her voice, a contralto as rich and supple as vintage leather. Music Review: Cassandra Wilson at the Rose Theater - Review 2011-10-04T20:01:36Z “Am I gonna be a witness?” sings Mavis Staples in the unmistakable husky contralto that has more than half a century of civil-rights advocacy behind it. The Playlist: Nicki Minaj Strikes Back, and Fleet Foxes Return With a Folky Epic 2017-03-10T05:00:00Z Moore doesn’t embarrass herself, but she lacks Laurie’s deranged contralto majesty. Carrie: A Remake Not Worth the Blood or Bother 2013-10-18T21:34:26Z The character is a woman, who is reinforced by two female singers, a high soprano and a contralto; they at first sing from the orchestra pit, but at times join Montezuma onstage like sisterly allies. Review: At Salzburg Festival, a Story of Sex and Conquest 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z Though Ms. Forrester sang the broader mezzo-soprano repertory, she rightly considered herself a contralto, the lowest and rarest female voice. Maureen Forrester, Canadian Contralto, Dies at 79 2010-06-18T03:55:00Z The word “tyranny,” which has a powerful resonance in the play, carries a sharp sting in Ms. Dumezweni’s husky contralto. | 'The Winter's Tale': The Cool Ferocity of a King Inflamed by Jealousy 2011-07-24T22:32:50Z Five weeks before “Young Mr. Lincoln” opened, the contralto Marian Anderson, who had been forbidden to perform at Constitution Hall, sang instead at the Lincoln Memorial, crystallizing the monument’s association with freedom and civil rights. Mr. Lincoln Goes to Hollywood (and Looks Like Henry Fonda) 2018-01-26T05:00:00Z The rich-toned contralto Meredith Arwady created a sympathetic character and provided most of the work’s slender comic relief as Auntie, the publican and madam. Critic’s Notebook: Aspen Music Festival Embarks on New Era 2013-07-29T21:49:03Z But Armatrading quickly forged her own style, juxtaposing layers of crisp riffs and rhythms while wielding a voice that can dive into a hearty contralto or leap upward to radiate fragility and tenderness. Joan Armatrading Is Still Searching for the Perfect Song 2021-06-15T04:00:00Z A Voice That Embraced a Nation THE conductor Bruno Walter once said that the two greatest musical experiences of his life were knowing the contralto Kathleen Ferrier and Mahler — in that order. Kathleen Ferrier and Her Centennial CD 2012-07-08T02:54:24Z Her glorious, rich contralto voice, soaring and floating, is made for this music, which she also, famously, recorded with Barbirolli. Sea Pictures, Symphony No 1 London Philharmonic/Handley, Janet Baker 2010-05-08T23:07:00Z “I’m not really interested in pleasing,” she said in her teasing contralto. Isabelle Huppert: ‘The Best Way to Please Is Not to Please’ 2017-02-23T05:00:00Z In Falstaff, the Merry Wives conspire together to thwart the men, but Mistress Quickly – the unmarried contralto – is the linchpin. Wagner and Verdi: A harmony of opposites 2013-06-20T09:15:00Z All the characters here are men: roughly half were originally played by contraltos in drag, the rest being sung by castrati. Handel: Arias 2010-04-08T21:05:00Z Cher’s voice is still a robust contralto, with her idiosyncratic moments of broad vibrato and breaking bleat. Music Review: In Las Vegas-Style Spectacle, Cher Flaunts Strength, Staying Power and Physique 2014-05-11T04:01:26Z Indeed, York as Dorothy may make the more agreeable impression; her throaty contralto puts wit and effervescence into each song. Megan Does Marilyn: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Is Her Smash 2012-05-13T17:01:06Z “The contralto is not heading the way of the California condor just yet,” The New York Times wrote in 1995. A Female Conductor Joins the Ranks of Top U.S. Orchestras 2021-10-13T04:00:00Z King’s voice, a mellow contralto, kept repeating the singer’s given name: “Robert. Robert. Robert.” Our culture needed an adult. Gayle King rose to the challenge. 2019-06-11T04:00:00Z There’s a hint of West Africa in the way her voice hops from its husky, assertive contralto to the occasional high flourish. Seinabo Sey Unfurls Soul-Pop Vocals at Le Poisson Rouge 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z He was the nephew of the celebrated contralto Marian Anderson, who died in 1993. Conductor, Julliard emeritus James DePreist dies 2013-02-08T21:28:11Z She became one of the industry’s best-known contraltos — the female singers with the lowest vocal range — touring widely and making more than 80 recordings. A Female Conductor Joins the Ranks of Top U.S. Orchestras 2021-10-13T04:00:00Z Anderson was a celebrated contralto and Philadelphia native who in 1955 became the first black soloist at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. Bon Jovi to be honored for humanitarian work 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z The annual award is named after Philadelphia-born contralto Marian Anderson, who in 1955 was the first black soloist at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. Mia Farrow chosen for Marian Anderson Award 2011-01-15T00:09:08Z In her prime she was a classic contralto with a plummy, deep-set sound. Maureen Forrester, Canadian Contralto, Dies at 79 2010-06-18T03:55:00Z In 1943, Ms. Smith, a mezzo-soprano who also sang contralto roles, won a Metropolitan Opera contract and $1,000 when she tied for first place in the eighth annual Metropolitan Auditions of the Air. Christine Johnson Smith, Broadway Actress, Dies at 98 2010-06-12T03:07:00Z In her final year there, her singing teacher died, and a new tutor recategorized her voice from a low contralto to high mezzo-soprano. Madness, Royalty and the Music of Screams 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z Kyra Humphrey, whose contralto voice is affecting in timbre if not entirely even across the range, projected the work's one solo movement with strong feeling and excellent diction. Review: Springtime Auburn gets a taste of Russian winter, courtesy of ASO 2010-04-11T16:36:00Z That score might frighten some young musicians; here, the contralto Hilary Summers and members of the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra are fearless. The 25 Best Classical Music Recordings of 2017 2017-12-13T05:00:00Z It is dominated by DeShong, whose voice combines a contralto opulence with blazing top notes and some of the most staggering coloratura you will ever hear. La Cenerentola – review 2012-05-24T10:19:28Z What sets Ms. McBroom apart from everyone else is her voice, a forceful, flexible pop contralto, which she wields with the skill of an archer to hit the emotional bull’s-eye. Music Review: Campy Ode to Film Noir and a Twist on Politics 2010-10-22T23:39:00Z The rapper Drake sampled Hill’s “Ex-Factor” in “Nice for What,” his recent paean to women’s empowerment, speeding up Hill’s languid contralto into a cute, bouncy refrain. Expressing Complicated Love for Lauryn Hill as an Iconic Album Turns 20 2018-08-15T04:00:00Z Anna Larsson's enriched contralto matched its needs superbly, with sensitive work from the London Philharmonic Choir bringing warmth and hope to the final pages. LPO/Jurowski 2010-05-03T21:45:00Z Hill’s own voice—a rich, copper contralto, at once thick and impossibly nimble—was front and center of “Miseducation.” What We Still Need from Lauryn Hill and Her "Miseducation" 2018-10-29T04:00:00Z Delivered in her powerful contralto, which echoes the melancholy gravity of Nina Simone, Baby Rose’s new songs hint at vintage soul heard from a contemporary, atmospheric distance. Baby Rose Writes Music With Intention, ‘Not to Fit Into a Box’ 2023-04-24T04:00:00Z A singer and pianist, Barber wrote for both voice and piano with refinement, aided by insights from his uncle Sidney Homer, a composer, and his aunt Louise Homer, the contralto. Music Review: Melissa Fogarty and Marc Peloquin at Bargemusic 2010-08-02T21:55:00Z Dr. Armstrong made the normal introductory requests to turn off cellphones and then launched into her talk — singing in a strong, dark contralto. Review | Two opera companies animate a 17th-century work to confront #MeToo head-on 2019-04-23T04:00:00Z She became well-known for her arrangements of spirituals; the great contralto Marian Anderson closed her historic 1939 concert at the Lincoln Memorial with Price’s arrangement of “My Soul’s Been Anchored in De Lord.” Welcoming a Black Female Composer Into the Canon. Finally. 2018-02-09T05:00:00Z The Grammy-winning American singer Cassandra Wilson arrived at Blue Note Records in the 1990s to apply her muscular Nina Simone-like contralto and supple phrasing to an updating of traditional African-American folk-blues. Ultramagnetic MCs, Trash Talk, Zorn@60: this week's new live music 2013-07-06T05:00:00Z It has been six decades since Mavis first claimed national attention, her deep-beyond-her-years contralto elevating the family’s recording of “Uncloudy Day” into another realm. She’s still taking us there: Mavis Staples soars again in late career 2016-11-30T05:00:00Z Marian Anderson, the celebrated African American contralto, had broken the color barrier at the Met only two years earlier. Barbara Smith Conrad, singer who overcame discrimination in celebrated operatic career, dies at 79 2017-05-24T04:00:00Z Odetta was drawing on spiritual patrons that included not just Bessie Smith and Ma Rainey and Lead Belly; with her classically trained voice, she put listeners in mind of the contralto Marian Anderson. Remembering Odetta, Whose Powerful Voice Met a Profound Moment 2020-08-24T04:00:00Z Our auditory system registers changes in pressure, but also allows us to hear the crash of ocean waves or the smoky contralto of Billie Holiday. Can you pass this smell test? 2017-09-10T04:00:00Z It featured the classical contralto Marian Anderson, praised as one of the great American singers of the era. Calm operatic voice for civil rights 2014-04-09T07:07:48Z Lili Chookasian, an American singer who in the 1960s and afterward was among the most prominent contraltos in the world, died on Tuesday at her home in Branford, Conn. She was 90. Lili Chookasian, Opera Singer, Dies at 90 2012-04-12T17:31:06Z Never mind that the African-American contralto Marian Anderson made her Carnegie Hall debut roughly 50 years earlier. The Disrupters: Making New York’s Cultural Boards More Diverse 2016-07-30T04:00:00Z On the crossing, she was heard singing in the ship’s lounge by Kosti Vehanen, a pianist who often accompanied the contralto Marian Anderson. Blanche Thebom, Mezzo-Soprano, Dies at 94 2010-03-28T02:25:00Z The singer, who is of French-Italian heritage, left the conservatory track to study with the contralto Sara Mingardo in Venice, who had access to unpublished manuscripts by Vivaldi, along with works by rarely heard composers. Lea Desandre Gives a Modern Voice to Early Music 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z David Azurza, from the north of Spain, trills a traditional Basque song in high-pitched contralto. Out of loss of flamenco star comes the magical 'Toro' at Irvine Barclay Theatre 2016-03-16T04:00:00Z The contralto Marie-Nicole Lemieux is vivid in Orlando’s ranting and ably dispatches the knight’s heroically florid numbers, while not effacing memories of Marilyn Horne. Music Review: On Paris Stages, Intriguing Vivaldi and Novel Wagner 2011-03-15T12:30:07Z Ms. Apple’s low, dusky, bluesy contralto and her measured piano backup are ideal for her songs about obsession, self-destruction and self-invention. The Week Ahead: Mar. 19 ? 24 2012-03-16T16:22:18Z “The trees are the main thing,” Elkann says, in a languorous contralto that suggests no single native tongue. T Magazine: Portrait of a Lady 2014-02-15T00:16:46Z In 1939, the opera singer Marian Anderson, the “colored contralto,” was refused a performance space at Constitution Hall in Washington D.C., so she performed on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial instead. A Black Legacy, Wrapped Up in Fur 2019-01-31T05:00:00Z Among the spirituals she sang was “Trampin’,” which pushed her contralto voice into its lowest register. Perspective | Marian Anderson’s Lincoln Memorial concert wasn’t the moment of racial reconciliation we like to think 2020-08-25T04:00:00Z If the contralto field might seem the ultimate seller’s market, it is also relatively small, and, versatile as she is, Ms. Amereau fears that being pigeonholed as an alto might limit her opportunities. Avery Amereau Is a Rarity in Music: A Contralto 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z In 1955, she played Oscar in the performance of Verdi’s “A Masked Ball” in which Marian Anderson, the acclaimed African American contralto, made her long-delayed debut at the Met. Roberta Peters, reigning soprano of Metropolitan Opera and on TV, dies at 86 2017-01-20T05:00:00Z Possessed of a booming contralto, Ms. Dexter doesn’t sing lyrics so much as preach them as if she were imparting carefully chosen passages of Scripture. Music Review: Baby Jane Dexter at the Metropolitan Room 2012-11-25T23:01:54Z Sometimes they come to her — her distinctive smoky contralto has made her a sought-after guest on dance tracks. Róisín Murphy, a Disco Queen Ruling Her Own Galaxy 2020-09-17T04:00:00Z Ms. Starlite is probably less than half the age of Ms. Faithfull, now 69, and has a slightly higher voice than the singer’s ravaged contralto. Review: Tammy Faye Starlite, Singing It in Marianne Faithfull’s English 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z McVie’s contralto voice had a pure, crystalline tone that gave her solo numbers, perhaps most indelibly the sparse “Rumours” centerpiece “Songbird,” a distinct emotional power. Christine McVie’s 12 Essential Songs 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z Sony Classical just released the 15-disc set “Beyond the Music,” gathering over 40 years of stunningly restored recordings by the legendary contralto Marian Anderson. Perspective | In classical music, it’s the season of ‘Fire’ and ‘Eurydice,’ among other things 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z He used a Box Brownie Six-16 camera, which he had received for his 13th birthday, to take pictures of Marian Anderson, the African-American contralto, when she visited his school. Chuck Stewart, Jazz Photographer, Dies at 89; You’ve Seen His Album Covers 2017-01-27T05:00:00Z Her voice was not as powerful as that of some of the other famous Italian contraltos and mezzos, but it was immediately recognisable. Giulietta Simionato obituary 2010-05-07T15:19:00Z Two gifted originals in divergent pursuits — music and physics — come together in this Ford’s Theatre production, based on the true story of the friendship between contralto Marian Anderson and scientist Albert Einstein. Perspective | After a devastating lull, theater is coming back big 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z At the Met, she was preceded by two black singers: the contralto Marian Anderson, who made her debut in January 1955, and the baritone Robert McFerrin, who made his a few weeks later. Mattiwilda Dobbs, Soprano and Principal at Met, Dies at 90 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z This is one of Berkeley's more devotional works, and the contralto solo was sung most movingly by Helen Watts. From the archive, 18 July 1960: The first Lake District Festival is launched 2012-07-18T06:30:00Z There is a fine cast, headed by the impressive American contralto Meredith Arwady as Griselda, the king’s baffled and anguished queen. Music Review: One Cruel King, by Way of Vivaldi 2011-08-10T22:00:40Z The opening phrases emerged from a smoky contralto register, and her middle voice, warm and velvety, pealed forth with immediacy. Review: A Singer Brings Her Splendid Sound to an Eclectic Recital 2022-12-02T05:00:00Z Partly because of a period of semiretirement in the 1980s, she’s not necessarily a household name, but her contralto singing is regularly compared to Patsy Cline’s for its might and emotional resonance. 54 Albums Later, Connie Smith’s Defiant Heart Has Plenty to Say 2021-08-19T04:00:00Z When Jessye Norman was ten years old, she heard a recording of the great African-American contralto Marian Anderson singing Brahms’s “Alto Rhapsody.” The Shimmering Magnificence of Jessye Norman 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z Many orchestra musicians reportedly love Stutzmann — who first made her name as a contralto and has recorded as a singer — for her deeply felt opinions and direct communication style. Review: At the Philharmonic, a Guest Challenges Common Wisdom 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z Ms. Larsson, a valued concert and opera singer, bills herself as a contralto and especially early on the voice sounded a little heavy in a role normally the province of dramatic sopranos and mezzos. Opera Review: Wagner, Sleek but Deep 2011-02-08T12:30:06Z Edith Wiens, a stellar soprano and a renowned teacher, calls the contralto voice — or, informally, alto — a freak of nature, a product of “that inch in the throat.” Avery Amereau Is a Rarity in Music: A Contralto 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z She sang the contralto solos in the “Messiah” premiere in Dublin, adding her own redemptive tale to the themes of the piece. The Making of Handel’s 'Messiah,' on BYUtv 2014-11-26T05:00:00Z A renowned contralto known for performances of works by Mahler, Handel and Bach, Stutzmann began her conducting career only about a decade ago. A Female Conductor Joins the Ranks of Top U.S. Orchestras 2021-10-13T04:00:00Z Her voice seesaws between soprano girlish affection and contralto hostility in a single sentence, and more than other Marys I’ve seen, she is endowed with a robust, uneasy sensuality. Review: ‘Long Day’s Journey Into Night’ Is a Tempest in a Bourbon Bottle 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z “Miss Smith has a full-bodied, robust contralto voice,” Robert Shelton wrote in his review in The New York Times. Carrie Smith, Singer in ‘Black and Blue,’ Dies at 86 2012-05-27T05:16:12Z Where many contraltos are endowed with the lightish, dusky equivalent of a viola, her voice — immense, deep, velvety and burnished — put a cello at her command. Lili Chookasian, Opera Singer, Dies at 90 2012-04-12T17:31:06Z Why wouldn’t a lavishly gifted young contralto shout her arrival from the rooftop? Avery Amereau Is a Rarity in Music: A Contralto 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z She slipped into the singer’s immediately recognizable crushed-velvet contralto: “I was like, ‘Are you kidding me? You Can’t Spell Cher Without Her (and Her and Her) 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z Stutzmann, who for three decades was among the world’s leading contraltos before she turned fully to conducting, said during an interview the next day. Nathalie Stutzmann Ushers In a New Era at the Atlanta Symphony 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z The Marian Anderson Award is named for the celebrated contralto and Philadelphia native, who in 1955 was the first black soloist at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. James Earl Jones chosen for Marian Anderson Award 2012-06-05T14:31:08Z Marian Anderson was one of the reigning symbols of African-American achievement: in Norman’s childhood, memories were still fresh of the contralto’s legendary performance at the Lincoln Memorial, in 1939, before a vast crowd. The Shimmering Magnificence of Jessye Norman 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z “One Life: Marian Anderson” explores the life of the renowned contralto and how she became an icon of the civil rights movement. In the #MeToo Era, Museums Celebrate Women 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z Malcolm, written for a contralto, is a pants role, though here those pants are kilts. Review: A ‘La Donna del Lago’ With Melting Tenderness at the Met 2015-02-17T05:00:00Z Reaching into her contralto register, she interpolates grunts, “ho ho hos” and other embellishments that deepen the sense of her reaching a kind of primal expression that can’t be put into words. Music Review: Jennifer Holliday Performs at 54 Below 2013-12-27T21:08:56Z The opening track is a wonder, her contralto sweeping from way down low up into the stratosphere, the control absolute and weightless. The 12 greatest albums of the ’90s 2014-05-10T15:00:00Z I’m thinking especially of the contralto Sara Mingardo, too little known in this country, whose voice is like soft, moist, dark earth and whose dignity and tenderness made Ottone’s melancholy magnetic. A Musical Handshake Spanning Centuries: Venice in New York 2017-02-22T05:00:00Z Ariadne was to be a contralto but the role that caught his fancy was that of Zerbinetta, leader of the commedia dell'arte characters. Michael Kennedy on Strauss's Ariadne auf Naxos 2013-05-30T09:56:31Z The contralto Marie-Nicole Lemieux, clearly having a ball onstage as Mistress Quickly, received exit applause for her uproarious scene with Falstaff, in which she flashed some leg and flaunted a lot of plumpy tone. Review: Verdi’s Falstaff Is Back at the Met, Enlarging His Kingdom 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z Illustrious contralto Marian Anderson performed for two presidents with opposing ideologies. Inauguration performances weren’t always so contentious: Highlights from the last 75 years 2017-01-11T05:00:00Z Her mother, a contralto, had the opportunity to study classical music in New York but instead became a homemaker. Anita Kerr, an Architect of the Nashville Sound, Dies at 94 2022-10-11T04:00:00Z Across her wide contralto range she could easily alternate between thick vibrato and crystal-clear precision. 5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Sarah Vaughan 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z Her tangy contralto carries a whiff of androgyny that comfortably embraces the ambiguities of a repertory written predominantly for castrated men. Prina/Il Pomo d'Oro/Minasi – review 2012-11-07T16:53:00Z Her voice clings to her melodies like liquefied amber, in a low, striking contralto range. Meet Zsela, a Singer Perfecting the Art of Taking It Slowly 2020-04-22T04:00:00Z Ms. Amereau is herself something of a welcome throwback at a time when countertenors have all but displaced contraltos in early music. Bach’s ‘St. John Passion’ Has More Humanity Than Anti-Semitism 2017-04-14T04:00:00Z While liquid guitars drizzle over freeze-dried drum machine chatter, Fohr’s hazy contralto feels like it’s plunging toward a deeper interior truth. Perspective | A hotel room more interesting than the cosmos: In praise of the downsized concept album 2017-05-09T04:00:00Z Tina Turner's husky contralto and raunchy stage presence made her one of the best-known singers of her generation. Tina Turner obituary: Pop legend who overcame adversity to become global star 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z Her trademarks were her growling contralto, her bold smile and strong cheekbones, her palette of wigs and the muscular, quick-stepping legs she did not shy from showing off. Tina Turner, unstoppable superstar whose hits included ‘What’s Love Got to Do With It,’ dead at 83 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z Her trademarks were her growling contralto, her bold smile and strong cheekbones, her palette of wigs and the muscular, quick-stepping legs she did not shy from showing off. Tina Turner, unstoppable superstar whose hits included ‘What’s Love Got to Do With It,’ dead at 83 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z Funnily enough, McCarthy’s Ursula has been robbed of some of her own voice, and not just because her high vocal pitch is a far cry from the great Pat Carroll’s deep, insinuating contralto. Review: Halle Bailey makes a lovely ‘Little Mermaid,’ but this remake is less than shipshape 2023-05-22T04:00:00Z In case you’re wondering, Ms. Holmes speaks in a soft, slightly low, but totally unremarkable voice, no hint of the throaty contralto she used while running her defunct blood-testing start-up Theranos. Liz Holmes Wants You to Forget About Elizabeth 2023-05-07T04:00:00Z Stutzmann gave up a quarter-century career as a contralto to become a conductor. Nathalie Stutzmann, contralto now conductor, to debut at Met 2023-05-04T04:00:00Z In 1939, the great operatic contralto Marian Anderson was denied permission to perform in this city’s Constitution Hall because of her race. Opinion | What MLK Day recalls in Washington 2023-01-15T05:00:00Z Brenda Lee’s contralto can be a little tough to match, but when it’s this short, it won’t hurt your voice to belt for a bit. Not-so-silent nights: Your guide to having a merry Christmas karaoke party 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z “She has a remarkable voice that stretches from a high soprano and a gospel tremolo to a rich contralto that can turn into a blood‐curdling growl.” Joyce Bryant, ‘bronze blond bombshell’ of the 1950s, dies at 95 2022-11-29T05:00:00Z The British-born Fleetwood Mac vocalist, songwriter and keyboard player whose cool, soulful contralto helped define such classics as “You Make Loving Fun,” “Everywhere” and “Don’t Stop.” Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2022 2022-12-05T05:00:00Z “Because I started to sing so young, I achieved almost all my dreams as a singer,” Stutzmann said, “I pushed the limits of this contralto voice to the maximum. I explored the maximum of repertoire.” Nathalie Stutzmann, contralto now conductor, to debut at Met 2023-05-04T04:00:00Z Her contralto voice — creamy and rich like a spoonful of gelato — summons the intense feelings of adolescence through its calm yet fomenting presence. Christine McVie's greatness proved that shy girl power had a place in rock 'n' roll 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z Her last album, 2019's Remind Me Tomorrow, brought her dramatic contralto voice to new fans. How Sharon Van Etten came undone on her new album 2022-05-05T04:00:00Z Her contralto felt like sinking into a warm milk bath, or what I imagine a pool of velvet to feel like. Dive into the subconscious of L.A.’s indie-pop prodigy Hana Vu 2022-03-17T04:00:00Z Her congested contralto was a distracting blend of a male news anchor’s affected gravitas and a politician’s voice-coached stump speech. Perspective | Elizabeth Holmes used every trope in the book 2021-12-07T05:00:00Z In her contralto — the lowest range for a female voice — she sang to a crowd of 75,000 people, and millions more over the radio. U.S. Covid Deaths Get Even Redder 2021-11-08T05:00:00Z The contralto Marian Anderson also sang Price's arrangement of My Soul's Been Anchored in De Lord as the closing song of her historic concert at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC in 1939. Florence Price: Forgotten work by pioneering composer rediscovered 2021-03-08T05:00:00Z When it was time to leave, Burdick’s wife, Lorraine, a contralto who also sang professionally, refrained from her custom of embracing friends. A choir decided to go ahead with rehearsal. Now dozens of members have COVID-19 and two are dead 2020-03-29T04:00:00Z Ms. Lessin was circumspect, her contralto voice echoing slightly off the glass walls of her office. Maybe Information Actually Doesn’t Want to Be Free 2020-02-07T05:00:00Z “We stand side by side/Till the storms of life pass us by,” Baker sings in her shimmering contralto. ‘Queen & Slim’ Could Be One of the Great Love Stories of All Time — if You Let It 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z When the US soprano Jessye Norman appeared on Desert Island Discs in 1981, her first choice was Brahms’s Alto Rhapsody, with the great African American contralto Marian Anderson. Jessye Norman’s magnificent voice smashed racial barriers | Kenan Malik 2019-10-06T04:00:00Z Though she died in 1986, the once-beloved singer with the booming contralto was hauled before the court of proper opinion and shamed for having recorded songs with racist lyrics back when such songs were common. Opinion | Biden’s campaign might start a lot like how ‘Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid’ ends 2019-04-23T04:00:00Z Eighty years ago Tuesday, contralto singer Marian Anderson performed on the steps on the Lincoln Memorial, after being refused the largest indoor stage in Washington because she was black. ‘She sang with her eyes closed’: The concert at the Lincoln Memorial that changed America 2019-04-09T04:00:00Z Recorded at his home studio outside Huntsville, Ontario, and self-released in 1986, it’s a stunning rumination on the natural world that features glittering keyboards and the earthy tones of Copeland’s contralto tenor voice. Glenn Copeland: the trans musical visionary finding an audience at 74 2018-11-02T04:00:00Z Crimp loved the idea, and provided Benjamin with a text that retold the tale with just two voices, a soprano and a contralto. How the Composer George Benjamin Finally Found His Voice 2018-09-10T04:00:00Z Bullock's voice is deeply rich and richly deep, with both the qualities of Anderson's expressive contralto and Price's electrifying climaxes. Kathleen Battle, Julia Bullock and the saga of opera singers of color 2018-04-05T04:00:00Z The mid-tempo track thumps with heartbeat rhythm as Milosh’s androgynous, breathy contralto moves to the chorus, a come-on if there ever was one: “One more time for my taste,” he sings. California Sounds: New music from Rhye, Gun Outfit and Josiah Steinbrick 2017-11-05T04:00:00Z Ada Jones’ 1912 contralto version of “By The Light of Silvery Moon” for an Edison wax cylinder, chills you to the bone when it’s discovered. Review | ‘Pinstripe – An Adventure Through Hell’ is an indie game funded by Kickstarter and worth your attention 2017-05-10T04:00:00Z “I definitely want to become No. 1 in the world and win every Grand Slam,” she said in her contralto, measured voice. Amanda Anisimova, 15, Is Ready for Her Grand Slam Debut 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z The contralto voice represents the wailing of the mothers who have lost their children, and the soprano represents the children who have vanished into the hill. How the Composer George Benjamin Finally Found His Voice 2018-09-10T04:00:00Z The great, barrier-breaking, African American contralto Marian Anderson sang at the inauguration. The Trump budget would reverse JFK's idea of the president as arts patron in chief 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z The African-American contralto, Marian Anderson, sang here in 1939, after the Daughters of the American Revolution had barred her from another Washington venue; she began with “My country ’tis of thee, sweet land of liberty.” Another Day at a Monument to Democracy 2017-01-20T05:00:00Z Nicks’s voice, a strange, quivering contralto, gives her songs unexpected weight. The Resurgent Appeal of Stevie Nicks 2016-11-20T05:00:00Z It was hard to take eyes off Brittany Howard; with her immaculate white dress and powerful contralto voice, I can’t imagine anyone not being swept away by her presence. Grammys 2016: Ranking last night's best performances 2016-02-16T05:00:00Z The gorgeous production allows Downs’ voice to soar solo to the edges of falsetto and contralto or dive into a blend of audio samples. Review: ‘Balas y Chocolate’ equal parts emotion, style 2015-03-23T04:00:00Z While her voice, a lush contralto, stayed strong, critics took note of her increasingly bony frame. How Karen Carpenter's Death Changed the Way We Talk About Anorexia 2015-02-04T05:00:00Z Even children get older, Nicks once reminded us, and her sandpaper contralto isn’t as reliable as it once was. Fleetwood Mac is back: Christine McVie sings again as the tour starts anew 2014-10-01T04:00:00Z He was an American jazz vocalist with a very high contralto voice, which was very unusual due to a rare genetic condition. Songs of praise to David Lynch, film's king of mood music 2014-06-19T04:00:00Z His voice was located in the contralto register, but there was never any doubt of its effect on women in particular. Jimmy Scott obituary 2014-06-15T04:00:00Z That singer, the world-renowned African American contralto Marian Anderson, was instead invited by Eleanor Roosevelt to sing on the Mall on Easter 1939. Washington region celebrates Easter 2014-04-20T20:38:02Z The Italian mezzo Romina Basso was especially compelling as Megacle, displaying formidable technique and with a dramatic contralto colouring to the voice. L'Olimpiade – review 2012-05-30T17:11:14Z Even at this early age he played in public, sang contralto solos in church, and also conducted small orchestras. Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z Dr. Anna's contralto tones were gloomy and morose. Mrs. Balfame A Novel 2012-04-15T02:00:04.827Z Being possessed of a rich contralto voice, Miss Herndon made frequent visits to the National Capitol, and delighted the congregations at old St. John’s Church with her sweet, rich tones. Historic Fredericksburg The Story of an Old Town 2012-04-11T02:00:30.517Z Before she retired she had probably played a greater number of parts—soprano, contralto, and soubrette—than any other lady connected with the company. The Secrets of a Savoyard 2012-04-08T02:00:19.727Z My landlord was formerly a captain in the French army, and his daughter has the most splendid contralto voice I ever heard. Letters of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy from Italy and Switzerland 2012-04-07T02:00:33.707Z She hurried out, leaving Jules with a vision of tousled yellow hair, a roguish smile, and gleaming white teeth, and with the sound of a rich contralto voice in his ears. Mademoiselle Blanche A Novel 2012-04-07T02:00:33.037Z Dr. Anna, out in the kitchen, lighted the gas stove, rattled the aluminum ware, and sang in a booming contralto. Mrs. Balfame A Novel 2012-04-15T02:00:04.827Z Moving hastily towards the group, she suddenly stopped short, asking, in her fine contralto voice: "Is Miss Charlotte Willoughby here?" The Tree of Knowledge A Novel 2012-04-05T02:00:35.603Z Rose Standish's tears were softly falling and her voice was silent, but Constance Hopkins chanted bravely, and the children joined her with Priscilla Mullins's strong contralto upholding them. A Pilgrim Maid A Story of Plymouth Colony in 1620 2012-04-02T02:00:24.090Z Formerly the part sung by the highest male, or counterÐtenor, voices; now the part sung by the lowest female, or contralto, voices, between in tenor and soprano. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z The sound of the contralto voice was still in his ears. Mademoiselle Blanche A Novel 2012-04-07T02:00:33.037Z What did count was that she possessed, what he ventured to assert without much fear of contradiction, was the very finest, completely untrained contralto voice in all the world. Kipps The Story of a Simple Soul 2012-03-18T02:00:19.567Z Her eyes and complexion were striking, her voice deep and rather loud—a fine contralto—and her disposition energetic. The Tree of Knowledge A Novel 2012-04-05T02:00:35.603Z Felicia's voice was a contralto which had not a range of many notes, but each one of the notes was perfect. Dorothy and other Italian Stories 2012-03-18T02:00:18.513Z My serene contralto answered, strangely to my anticipations, and with the superior womanliness I have ascribed to her, "Is it not glorious?" Charles Auchester, Volume 1 of 2 2012-02-23T03:00:42.347Z "I think Dr. Bethel is right," said Miss Barnard, in her low, clear contralto. Out of a Labyrinth 2012-02-17T03:00:38.887Z Her father, a West India merchant, left his family in straitened circumstances, and Charlotte, who had a fine contralto voice, went on the operatic stage. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" 2012-01-31T03:00:17.257Z Then she stood back a little, let her pretty arms drop, and sang in a sweet contralto, a little French air. Donahoe's Magazine, Vol. XV, No. 4, April, 1886 Volume 15 (January 1886 - July 1886) 2012-01-29T03:00:07.953Z She had a deep, full, contralto voice, and a fair degree of training. The Crux 2012-01-12T03:00:12.630Z Her voice was more touching than any I had ever heard, and a true contralto; only more soft than deep, more distilling than low. Charles Auchester, Volume 1 of 2 2012-02-23T03:00:42.347Z The soprano, on the other hand, had been furnished with a contralto part, which made demands only upon the lowest notes of her voice. The Great Musicians: Rossini and His School 2012-01-11T03:00:28.790Z “It is I,” was what she said first, and, as she said it, Cartaret noted that her voice was a wonderfully soft contralto. The Azure Rose A Novel 2011-12-31T03:00:18.657Z An organ was grinding out the drinking-song from Lucrezia Borgia, and she stopped to listen to it; she who was bored at the Opera by the most famous contralto! Froth 2011-12-28T03:00:38.123Z I was doing laundry and, as I measured detergent into the washer, the Christmas carol CD I was playing turned to Kate Smith’s magnificent contralto, singing, “I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day.” At War Blog: In a Hymn, Words of Courage That Ring True Long After a Soldier Son Returns 2011-12-23T18:41:19Z "I cannot see," said the other little creature, pulling the contralto's black-silk gown. Charles Auchester, Volume 1 of 2 2012-02-23T03:00:42.347Z But with the exception of Meyerbeer's Africaine and Donizetti's Favorita, no leading operatic part has for the last fifty years or more been written for the contralto voice. The Great Musicians: Rossini and His School 2012-01-11T03:00:28.790Z Madame’s contralto shook her prison bars: “There is no American that can appreciate art.” The Azure Rose A Novel 2011-12-31T03:00:18.657Z Through the door that still stood open I saw him go down the stairs carrying in his ardent glance desolation and tears for the contralto. The Joy of Captain Ribot 2011-12-15T03:00:16.510Z “We’d get mummie to come and smooth things over, wouldn’t we?” she laughed, and sauntered to the piano, afterward singing several songs in a rich and beautiful contralto. Paddy-The-Next-Best-Thing 2011-12-08T03:00:28.210Z Moreover its mellow and rich voice, like a contralto's, is raised to a higher pitch at the end of a sweetly sung triplet. Birds Every Child Should Know 2011-12-08T03:00:24.887Z The soprano and contralto soloists failed to satisfy Mendelssohn. The History of Mendelssohn's Oratorio "Elijah" 2011-12-06T03:00:26.413Z The clear contralto of her voice ran like a refrain to the simple air of the ballad. The Azure Rose A Novel 2011-12-31T03:00:18.657Z Sabas, leaning his chin in his hand with a purely Oriental languor, fixed his gaze of serpent-like fascination upon the contralto. The Joy of Captain Ribot 2011-12-15T03:00:16.510Z “A kinsman—of mine!” she echoed, and the soft contralto voice was a little unsteady. Grit Lawless 2011-12-01T03:00:18.137Z Arsaces is always a very youthful and impossible-looking general, in spite of his glittering cuirass, for be it known this is the contralto r�le, and, musically speaking, a very great one. Stars of the Opera 2011-11-29T03:00:15.563Z Grace struck a chord on her guitar and began to sing: “’Tis night on Venice waters,” when Marian, to the surprise of the others, suddenly joined in with a sweet contralto voice. The Automobile Girls at Palm Beach Proving Their Mettle Under Southern Skies 2011-11-26T03:00:16.047Z "My donkey," flourish; "My do-n-onkey," high soprano variation; "My donkey," good grumbling contralto. From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey 2011-11-26T03:00:12.337Z Hers was a contralto voice, grave and sweet. The Joy of Captain Ribot 2011-12-15T03:00:16.510Z "Hannah," said the woman on my other hand, in a deep and reproachful contralto, speaking as if I did not exist, "did ye let the kitchen chairs go from you?" In Mr. Knox's Country 2011-11-21T03:00:16.010Z Differing from all other operas, this one gives as much prominence to the contralto as to the soprano. Stars of the Opera 2011-11-29T03:00:15.563Z His wife Zelda Seguin was our contralto and they were among the earliest people to travel with The Beggar's Opera and other primitive performances. Memoirs of an American Prima Donna 2011-11-17T03:00:32.600Z Her high soprano would mingle with the contralto and other nondescript parts till they produced a "passion music" so terrible in its results that it required all Jack's strength to separate them. Daisy the autobiography of a cat 2011-10-25T02:00:24.887Z I singled out Lydia's rich contralto and noted how she dwelt on the notes that marked changes of key, with a delight in counter-point that belonged to her mathematical temperament. The Woman Who Vowed The Demetrian 2011-10-24T02:00:18.500Z A little while afterwards the two friends up in the bedroom heard a subdued chorus of girls' voices under the window, led by Tinka's contralto: they sang "Sleep in peace." The Heritage of the Kurts, Volume II (of 2) 2011-10-21T02:00:19.713Z It is a feminine voice, too, a fact worth mentioning, for Orpheus is now considered the contralto r�le de r�sistance. Stars of the Opera 2011-11-29T03:00:15.563Z Patey was an admirable contralto and gifted with a superb technique. Memoirs of an American Prima Donna 2011-11-17T03:00:32.600Z As Graham entered the studio several strange minor chords were struck on the piano and a woman's deep contralto voice filled the large studio like winter wind moaning through an old chimney. The Sins of the Children A Novel 2011-10-09T02:00:27.520Z Sometimes the entertainment fell to her and she sang to him in her glorious contralto voice, music that made him mad. The Chalice Of Courage A Romance of Colorado 2011-09-22T02:00:25.630Z After a few preliminary chords she began to sing in a rich contralto voice. The Automobile Girls Along the Hudson Fighting Fire in Sleepy Hollow 2011-09-18T02:00:23.270Z The audience was diverted by the fine tenor singing, the excellent contralto, and the well-drilled work of the chorus. Stars of the Opera 2011-11-29T03:00:15.563Z The woman he afterwards married was our contralto, a Miss Sulzer, an American, who made an excellent Siebel and considered her work seriously. Memoirs of an American Prima Donna 2011-11-17T03:00:32.600Z Dollar felt his biceps clutched and clawed, and the two stood still under more irony in a gay contralto. The Crime Doctor 2011-09-09T02:01:05.570Z For this reason he strongly advised her to abandon the higher notes, confining herself to genuine contralto music. Garcia the Centenarian And His Times Being a Memoir of Manuel Garcia's Life and Labours for the Advancement of Music and Science 2011-09-05T02:00:19.693Z At fifteen the child was a rising artist, studying day and night, until, at the age of seventeen, being graceful and well developed, she became a leading contralto of an English Opera Company. An I.D.B. in South Africa 2011-08-31T02:01:33.733Z It is Urban, the contralto r�le, who after bowing gracefully on all sides sings a charming and celebrated aria, "Nobil donna,"—"a noble lady sends by me a missive to one of these gentlemen." Stars of the Opera 2011-11-29T03:00:15.563Z One day we were putting on our wraps after rehearsal when my mother and I heard a lovely contralto voice. Memoirs of an American Prima Donna 2011-11-17T03:00:32.600Z Her voice is a contralto, but not deep, and with upper notes like a hautboy's. Limbo and Other Essays To which is now added Ariadne in Mantua 2011-08-25T02:00:33.233Z After the close of the London season the contralto retired to Brussels for a rest, and then in the early autumn set out for Naples. Garcia the Centenarian And His Times Being a Memoir of Manuel Garcia's Life and Labours for the Advancement of Music and Science 2011-09-05T02:00:19.693Z When yet a child, she developed great musical talent, and possessed that rarest and most delightful of all voices, a rich contralto. An I.D.B. in South Africa 2011-08-31T02:01:33.733Z This r�le may be sung by a contralto, but is better adapted to a mezzo-soprano. Stars of the Opera 2011-11-29T03:00:15.563Z How many people know that Miss Cushman had studied singing and had a very fine baritone contralto voice? Memoirs of an American Prima Donna 2011-11-17T03:00:32.600Z She sang with a presentable contralto, a passable baritone, an effete basso, and an almost despicable tenor. The Adventures of a Widow A Novel 2011-08-25T02:00:27.403Z The letter which the maestro sent to Signor Marchesi, after hearing the contralto, I am able to quote:— Translation. Garcia the Centenarian And His Times Being a Memoir of Manuel Garcia's Life and Labours for the Advancement of Music and Science 2011-09-05T02:00:19.693Z Her confidence stood her in good stead, for the Marston Grove contralto had been palpably nervous, and had almost broken down at one point. The Girls of St. Cyprian's A Tale of School Life 2011-08-24T02:00:19.813Z Siebel is the contralto r�le, and therefore always taken by a woman. Stars of the Opera 2011-11-29T03:00:15.563Z I was dreadfully mortified and sat there crying, until the kind contralto comforted me. Memoirs of an American Prima Donna 2011-11-17T03:00:32.600Z Although she was quiet, there was a sparkle in her brown eyes, and a brisk note in her full, contralto voice that charmed the little girl. Carolyn of the Corners 2011-08-10T02:00:14.997Z She sang all the contralto arias from opera and oratorio, and at the same time felt equally at home with the soprano rôles. Garcia the Centenarian And His Times Being a Memoir of Manuel Garcia's Life and Labours for the Advancement of Music and Science 2011-09-05T02:00:19.693Z She spoke in a low and thrilling contralto, a voice that had a ron-ron in it, something like the pulsing whisper of a bell after it has been rung in a church tower. A Tatter of Scarlet Adventurous Episodes of the Commune in the Midi 1871 2011-08-04T02:00:19.957Z Tenor, contralto, baritone, and bass vie with each other in performing dangerous feats of vocal agility. Stars of the Opera 2011-11-29T03:00:15.563Z Then there was D'Angri, a contralto who sang Rossini to perfection. Memoirs of an American Prima Donna 2011-11-17T03:00:32.600Z Possessed of a full, sweet contralto voice, she had been asked to contribute a solo. Marjorie Dean, College Senior 2011-08-01T02:00:12.720Z In consequence of this they did not have an opportunity of meeting again till the eventful evening had passed, and all London was ringing with the new contralto's praises. Garcia the Centenarian And His Times Being a Memoir of Manuel Garcia's Life and Labours for the Advancement of Music and Science 2011-09-05T02:00:19.693Z She had a fine, strong contralto voice, and she had not the slightest idea of keeping it in suppression. A Very Naughty Girl 2011-07-27T02:00:30.947Z She had a pleasant laugh and smile, her voice being low, distinct, and intensely sympathetic in quality: it was contralto in singing, but she seldom sang or played before more than one or two friends. Mathilde Blind 2011-07-27T02:00:25.473Z The contralto and I were talking about it one day on the train and saying how glad we should be to get away from it. Memoirs of an American Prima Donna 2011-11-17T03:00:32.600Z Thankfully, she found it in 2006 with “Back to Black,” an album where her bruised contralto predicted a future both bright and dark. Amy Winehouse?s death at 27 highlights a troubled, young talent 2011-07-24T22:48:00Z His daughter Maria, who was seventeen years old, undertook all the contralto rôles, while his wife and Mme. Garcia the Centenarian And His Times Being a Memoir of Manuel Garcia's Life and Labours for the Advancement of Music and Science 2011-09-05T02:00:19.693Z "My own size!" she thundered, in a contralto profundo voice that shook the very roof. Humorous Readings and Recitations In prose and verse 2011-07-20T02:00:16.323Z They sang the old glees together—all three of them, for Nettie possessed a sweet contralto voice. Ruth Fielding Down in Dixie Great Times in the Land of Cotton 2011-07-17T02:00:32.150Z Besides, what rivalry could there possibly be between a soprano and a contralto? Memoirs of an American Prima Donna 2011-11-17T03:00:32.600Z What she was saying did not reach up the stairs; only its contralto music. Barnaby A Novel 2011-07-12T02:00:39.777Z The salary which the famous contralto used to receive was for those days almost unprecedented. Garcia the Centenarian And His Times Being a Memoir of Manuel Garcia's Life and Labours for the Advancement of Music and Science 2011-09-05T02:00:19.693Z Judith sang a gypsy song, in a rich contralto voice, that Molly thought was a little coarse. Molly Brown's Freshman Days 2011-07-12T02:00:31.110Z Then the contralto expressed her longing for such a land, her willingness to go to it at once, and asked, 'How am I to get there?' Playing With Fire 2011-06-29T02:00:30.590Z Kepler has improved on this, and says Jupiter and Saturn sing bass, Mars takes the tenor, the earth and Venus are contralto, and Mercury is soprano! Astronomical Myths Based on Flammarions's History of the Heavens 2011-06-24T02:00:15.873Z The anxious musical contralto of Lady Attwill mingled with the more anxious, and definitely tremulous, bleat of the diplomatist. A Butterfly on the Wheel 2011-06-21T02:00:24.683Z Mr Sterling MacKinlay has written a charming account of the great contralto. Garcia the Centenarian And His Times Being a Memoir of Manuel Garcia's Life and Labours for the Advancement of Music and Science 2011-09-05T02:00:19.693Z Her rich contralto voice was like the colored light and the musk roses, Orrin thought, in no wise tempted to dislike or underrate her because she did not value him aright. Jessamine A Novel 2011-06-15T02:00:24.413Z She performed splendidly, and her rich contralto voice possessed many fine qualities; but our birdie swept far above her, and soared away upon an ocean of harmonies that seemed born of heaven. Wives and Widows; or The Broken Life 2011-06-12T02:00:07.963Z Do I not remember a great contralto singing to us some stirring strains and wearing the while an agony in yellow and grass-green? A Word to Women 2011-06-08T02:00:18.457Z Nora sang the old, tender, Scotch love-song with a simple pathos that suited it as well as did her fine contralto. Roland Graeme: Knight A Novel of Our Time 2011-05-30T02:00:12.077Z Moreover, he heard the young contralto sing many times at social functions, often indeed himself accompanying her at the piano. Garcia the Centenarian And His Times Being a Memoir of Manuel Garcia's Life and Labours for the Advancement of Music and Science 2011-09-05T02:00:19.693Z The contralto who undertook the r�le of "Pippo" was excessively nervous, having had no rehearsals and never having met Patti before. The Mapleson Memoirs, vol II 1848-1888 2011-05-26T02:00:18.807Z So I held my skirts out while the contralto dressed, and she did the same for me. Famous Prima Donnas 2011-05-26T02:00:18.267Z To it she had added an individual charm, the measured cadence and soft accent of her native Spanish, delivered in a low contralto that had in it a little break. The Mystery of The Barranca 2011-05-25T02:00:16.720Z Meanwhile I had spoken to Mr. Wyndham, manager of the Edinburgh Theatre, about the necessity, should Mademoiselle Borchardt still remain ill, of performing some opera in which there was no part for a contralto. The Mapleson Memoirs, vol I 1848-1888 2011-05-20T02:00:28.363Z In spite of this, after careful consideration, the contralto decided to refuse them, feeling that it would be unwise to abandon Italian and confine herself to French for so long a time. Garcia the Centenarian And His Times Being a Memoir of Manuel Garcia's Life and Labours for the Advancement of Music and Science 2011-09-05T02:00:19.693Z Scalchi's parrot died, which caused the excellent contralto to go into hysterics and take to a bed of sickness. The Mapleson Memoirs, vol II 1848-1888 2011-05-26T02:00:18.807Z It happened, not long after, that the contralto who was to appear as Siebel in "Faust" with Patti was taken ill. Famous Prima Donnas 2011-05-26T02:00:18.267Z "Well then, the other is a celestial contralto, deep-toned and full and sweet, materialized." The Comstock Club 2011-05-18T02:00:16.367Z Scalchi, the eminent contralto—then singing at a building which had been a circus. The Mapleson Memoirs, vol I 1848-1888 2011-05-20T02:00:28.363Z She was richly endowed with the artistic genius of the family, and was possessed of a contralto of marvellous purity and richness, being at the same time gifted with great histrionic powers. Garcia the Centenarian And His Times Being a Memoir of Manuel Garcia's Life and Labours for the Advancement of Music and Science 2011-09-05T02:00:19.693Z At such rehearsal as she could obtain Arditi did his best to replace the absent prima donna, whistling the soprano part so as at least to give the much-tried contralto some idea of the effect. The Mapleson Memoirs, vol II 1848-1888 2011-05-26T02:00:18.807Z Agnes Huntington was their contralto, but they wanted to replace her. Famous Prima Donnas 2011-05-26T02:00:18.267Z And every here and there the rich contralto of negro mirth is heard. Turns about Town 2011-05-13T02:00:09.213Z Trebelli, who, as an experienced contralto, could make no objection on such points. The Mapleson Memoirs, vol I 1848-1888 2011-05-20T02:00:28.363Z Another evening as she passed she heard the strains of a piano and the sound of a rich, sweet contralto voice. For the School Colours 2011-04-28T02:00:12.693Z It was in this room that Catarina sat down to the harpsichord and poured out her emotions in the deep rich tones of a fine contralto voice. The Lure of the Camera 2011-04-27T02:00:25.413Z To be sure, tradition would have been violated by such a procedure, for Mrs. Davis is a contralto, and tradition decrees that a soprano shall be the only woman star in opera. Famous Prima Donnas 2011-05-26T02:00:18.267Z She took a prominent part in the programme, having a charming, true and well-trained contralto voice. Non-combatants and Others 2011-04-11T02:00:11.563Z Anna de Belocca, a Russian lady, who played and sang with distinction the most important parts written for the contralto voice. The Mapleson Memoirs, vol I 1848-1888 2011-05-20T02:00:28.363Z After this one is not so surprised to find Juliet a deep mezzo, nearly a contralto. Shakespeare and Music 2011-04-01T02:00:29.867Z The Doctor's voice happened to be shrill and piercing, with something of the tone of the tooth-comb and tissue-paper; while the fat cook spoke in a suety, husky contralto. The Secret Glory 2011-03-22T02:00:17.863Z Where the soprano is sparkling, the contralto is thrilling. Famous Prima Donnas 2011-05-26T02:00:18.267Z Then she threw back her head, raised her eyebrows, dilated her nostrils, and in a ringing contralto sang a Spanish love-song. A Daughter of the Vine 2011-03-09T03:00:47.790Z But suppose there is more than one prima donna in the Company, or that the contralto claims to be an artist of greater eminence than the principal soprano? The Mapleson Memoirs, vol I 1848-1888 2011-05-20T02:00:28.363Z Then comes a choral prologue for contraltos and basses, giving a rough idea of the plot. Shakespeare and Music 2011-04-01T02:00:29.867Z And now over the moonlit water, through the boughs of the old trees, the still night air is thrilled with a sweet contralto—a homely song—the echo of childish days and the nursery. The Tenants of Malory Volume 2 of 3 2011-03-04T03:00:56.067Z Where the soprano is vivacious, happy, delighting in the sunshine, the contralto is fervid, passionate, and throbbing with sentiment. Famous Prima Donnas 2011-05-26T02:00:18.267Z Giddy’s voice is developing into a really fine contralto & she has the work in her to become an artist, I think & will turn out one of the tortoises who outstrip the hares. The Letters of Anne Gilchrist and Walt Whitman 2011-02-26T03:00:49.377Z "We will see about that," returned the contralto. The Mapleson Memoirs, vol I 1848-1888 2011-05-20T02:00:28.363Z "Tell me where is fancy bred" is set as a duet for soprano and contralto with female chorus, and makes a beautiful number. Shakespeare and Music 2011-04-01T02:00:29.867Z The rich contralto voice was never better and Floe was singing from her very soul. Jimmie Moore of Bucktown 2011-02-24T03:00:53.640Z She has never been forgetful of the art of interpretation and of expression, and by means of her beautiful voice she has kept herself well in the lead among the light opera contraltos. Famous Prima Donnas 2011-05-26T02:00:18.267Z Her old assurance had deserted her; the strangulated contralto was losing its magic power, she felt, in this degenerating England it had ruled so long. Marriage 2011-02-22T03:00:06.867Z Scalchi appeared, and she at once proved herself an artist of extraordinary excellence, and a true dramatic singer, with a contralto of unusual richness, volume, and compass. The Mapleson Memoirs, vol I 1848-1888 2011-05-20T02:00:28.363Z It is written for soprano and contralto; it was first sung by the Misses Broughton, two celebrated artists. Shakespeare and Music 2011-04-01T02:00:29.867Z "I hear your voice is a contralto, Miss Crane," said the Major, admiring the contour of her head. A Woman's Burden 2011-02-13T03:00:21.253Z Sympathy in a contralto is a prime essential. Famous Prima Donnas 2011-05-26T02:00:18.267Z Her strangulated contralto went into every corner of the room and positively seemed to look for and challenge inattentive auditors. Marriage 2011-02-22T03:00:06.867Z Borchardt was still too unwell to sing, there was nothing left for me but to announce an opera which contained no contralto part. The Mapleson Memoirs, vol I 1848-1888 2011-05-20T02:00:28.363Z All the tenors and sopranos and contraltos of the air seem to be having one vast concert, and are filling the woods with melody. Airy Fairy Lilian 2011-02-11T03:00:31.760Z "I should have thought you would like something more lively—to me a contralto, no matter how beautiful, is always rather doleful." A Woman's Burden 2011-02-13T03:00:21.253Z "Isn't he just terribly fierce," observed Pansy in her smiling contralto, to the world at large. What Not A Prophetic Comedy 2011-02-09T03:00:50.423Z The paddles almost ceased plying, and in the still night, her sweet contralto voice filled the air from shore to shore. In the Van; or, The Builders 2011-02-09T03:00:42.387Z "If you please," she faltered, in her low, musical contralto. The Galaxy Vol. XXIII?March, 1877.?No. 3 2011-01-31T03:00:16.193Z Jealously, Enid Barr reached for the girl’s other hand and held it against her cheek for a moment before she began her story, her contralto voice low and controlled at first. Girl Alone 2011-01-27T03:00:36.117Z "To my thinking the contralto is always full of pathos—it is the voice which goes straight to the heart." A Woman's Burden 2011-02-13T03:00:21.253Z Then a voice began to speak: a querulous, throaty contralto that came in jerks and pauses. The Professor's Mystery 2011-01-18T03:00:11.317Z Then, in a rich contralto voice, she poured out Goethe's favorite, "To the Chosen One." In the Van; or, The Builders 2011-02-09T03:00:42.387Z One associates a contralto voice with a brunette, and Bret Harte’s heroines, so far as the subject is mentioned, have contralto voices. The Life of Bret Harte With Some Account of the California Pioneers 2011-01-14T03:00:47.427Z Like a little gold-and-green bird—a singing bird—a bird that sings contralto.” Girl Alone 2011-01-27T03:00:36.117Z During the evening, Mr. Yi might stop rolling maki to listen to a contralto or to shout, “Bravo!” to his favorite bass. | West Village: Sushi, With Opera for Dessert 2011-01-07T00:27:26Z Women could sing—the great gospel singer Mahalia Jackson did so gloriously, as did Marian Anderson, the equally great contralto. Ellis Cose: Remembering Dorothy Height 2010-04-24T02:22:00Z The varieties of voice are said to be four in number; two, the bass and tenor, belonging to the male sex; and two, the contralto or alto, and soprano, peculiar to the female. A Treatise on Physiology and Hygiene For Educational Institutions and General Readers Even the slight and blue-eyed Tinka Gallinger “sang in a youthful, rather nasal contralto.” The Life of Bret Harte With Some Account of the California Pioneers 2011-01-14T03:00:47.427Z The beautiful contralto voice was husky with tears. Girl Alone 2011-01-27T03:00:36.117Z Alto, in music, the highest singing voice of a male adult, the lowest of a boy or a woman, being in the latter the same as contralto. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide Then the vocalist came out upon a balcony, and in her clear contralto voice gave the words of the touching song, to the delight of the welcoming group below. Under the Southern Cross or Travels in Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, Samoa, and Other Pacific Islands Margaret, herself, had a fine contralto voice, and by common vote, another of the principal parts was given to her. Dolly's College Experiences The contralto sang your best sentences from the Te Deum, ‘We believe that Thou shalt come,’ &c., &c., to the same minor chant that I used to admire. The Life of Bret Harte With Some Account of the California Pioneers 2011-01-14T03:00:47.427Z It was a plaintive, monotonous air that she sang, simple as a Gregorian chant; but her voice was a velvet contralto, as full of rich tones as a peach is full of lusciousness. Rodman the Keeper Southern Sketches "But," he heard her say to her father in a flexible contralto voice, "I don't care to bother you or Lambert every time I want to ride." The Guarded Heights A young person, who had previously been entreated to sing in vain, now mustered up sufficient courage, and her sweet, sympathetic contralto voice sounded charmingly in the breathless stillness. In Paradise A Novel. Vol. I. She recalled the words perfectly herself, and longed to take the solo into her own hands, 91 but this was a soprano solo which she could not hope to compass with a contralto voice. Dolly's College Experiences Bret Harte’s wife had a contralto voice and was a good singer. The Life of Bret Harte With Some Account of the California Pioneers 2011-01-14T03:00:47.427Z She is a beautiful singer, and somehow—somehow, the sweet powerful contralto tones are strangely familiar. Norine's Revenge; Sir Noel's Heir Her rich contralto rang down the misty aisles beneath the dripping firs. The Land of Strong Men Lynn’s violin was silent now, and softly, from the back of the house, the girl’s full contralto swelled into a song. The Master's Violin But she liked the study of languages, and she had a rich contralto voice capable of expressing all the emotions of the heart. A Rose of a Hundred Leaves A Love Story She had a clear voice, and used it simply; only when her feelings became excited it would sink to a moving melodious contralto. L'Arrabiata and Other Tales She sung for them in the voice that suited her mignonne face, a full, rich contralto. Norine's Revenge; Sir Noel's Heir The contralto is for the most part married, beginning to show embonpoint. The Broken Gate A Novel Her voice was contralto; deep, vibrant, and full, but untrained. The Master's Violin Her voice is one of rich, full contralto quality with such individual characteristics that great English composers have written special works to reveal these great natural gifts. Great Singers on the Art of Singing Educational Conferences with Foremost Artists He had said once in her presence that he thought a contralto voice the most beautiful of all. Shadows of Flames A Novel My own knowledge of the divine art of singing, as I have confessed a thousand times, amounts to little or nothing, but I found something pleasurable in listening to the plutocratic contralto. A Top-Floor Idyl There was a dead man in his robing-room, and a girl with long hair, who wept in tremulous contralto. The White Plumes of Navarre A Romance of the Wars of Religion The last measures of the song reverberated through her memory, as Iris had sung it in her deep contralto, so long ago. The Master's Violin Her voice is a rich, flexible mezzo-soprano, with a range that has enabled her to assume some contralto r�les with more success than the average so-called contralto. Great Singers on the Art of Singing Educational Conferences with Foremost Artists At his "devilish motherly" she laughed out—her ringing, contralto laugh, that was so delicious and that made him want to shake her and to kiss her violently, at one and the same time. Shadows of Flames A Novel Here, then, was this girl, pretty as a picture, with a lovely contralto voice, with aspirations entirely worldly, with wings, you might say, cooped in Gay street, spiritually and mentally starved there. The Perfume of Eros: A Fifth Avenue Incident I have sent for you," said Valentine la Ni�a, in a low and thrilling contralto, "I would speak with you! The White Plumes of Navarre A Romance of the Wars of Religion Mellowed by the distance, the girl’s deep contralto was surpassingly tender and sweet. The Master's Violin Schumann-Heink's operatic successes here, since her numerous appearances at the leading operatic houses of the world have been followed by such triumphs that she is admittedly the greatest contralto soloist of her time. Great Singers on the Art of Singing Educational Conferences with Foremost Artists Obediently she began to sing in her rich contralto that was like the flutes and viols of love, tempered to the inanity of the nursery rhyme. Shadows of Flames A Novel She studied in Milan, and made her d�but as an operatic contralto in Copenhagen in 1868. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" One will work a mezzo-soprano downwards to a contralto, the other upwards to a high soprano. Fragments of an Autobiography The unknown singer had a contralto voice, with all the richness of tone of the most highly trained prima donna. Personal Recollections of the Civil War By One Who Took Part in It as a Private Soldier in the 21st Volunteer Regiment of Infantry from Massachusetts It is perfectly easy for me, a contralto, to sing C in alt but do you suppose I sing it in my daily exercises? Great Singers on the Art of Singing Educational Conferences with Foremost Artists Then she said in her warm, clear contralto: "I'm ready, Cecil." Shadows of Flames A Novel The contralto in an opera company has a somewhat thankless task. Famous Singers of To-day and Yesterday Her voice, even better trained than Mrs. Blennerhasset's fine high soprano, was a liquid contralto that had in it the murmur of sparkling waters, the sweetness of silver bells, and the sadness of tears. A Volunteer with Pike The True Narrative of One Dr. John Robinson and of His Love for the Fair Señorita Vallois It breathed on the oceanic bosoms of the contraltos. Carnival There was a leading contralto, a second contralto to do the very small parts, who was usually a volunteer without pay, and a "comic old woman," who also took part in the plays. Confessions of an Opera Singer After she had made a notable name for herself through her interpretations of contralto r�les, she determined to sing soprano parts, and did so, largely by an effort of will. Interpreters Since the days of Alboni there has been no contralto singer to whom the adjective "great" could be so fitly applied as to Sofia Scalchi. Famous Singers of To-day and Yesterday She entertains these men, I know, but she is a foreigner, a Spaniard, and cannot be well acquainted with our domestic politics,” interjected the Count, who was rather favourably impressed with the beautiful contralto. The Intriguers Her eyes glowed under heavy brown lids as she talked very sweetly in a contralto French accent. Carnival All the leading contralto work came to me by right, and it was brightened by an occasional r�le in operetta. Confessions of an Opera Singer Many contraltos, however, have chafed under the restrictions which composers have compelled them to accept. Interpreters Her voice was originally a soprano, but changed to a deep contralto. Famous Singers of To-day and Yesterday The two prime donne had united in a duet which resembled the warbles of two nightingales; the contralto had enchanted the audience with her deep and resonant notes; an accomplished quartette had disbursed exquisite music. The Intriguers The mellow tones of her contralto voice died down in the heavy atmosphere of the room. The Heart of a Woman Their contralto, who was a great favourite, had a contract for a big Royal Opera, and they felt sure she would be engaged. Confessions of an Opera Singer For she needed a soprano, not a contralto. Anne That blonde lady over there, Miss Mary Robbia, has a wonderful contralto voice. Dorothy's Tour There is so much depth and feeling and pathos in a contralto voice. Helen Grant's Schooldays This last question came abruptly, in harsh, trenchant tones, altogether different to those of her smooth contralto voice. The Heart of a Woman The truth was that their contralto, who was a Jewess and therefore of the same religion as most of the committee, had been offered an increase of salary to remain, and had accepted. Confessions of an Opera Singer But the soprano was curious at last, apparently, and the contralto good-naturedly gave up her look-out corner. Anne This was the first intimation we had of Conny's powerful and sympathetic contralto voice. Waldfried A Novel There was a different quality about this voice—a contralto quality. The Brightener But already she had interrupted him, speaking quietly in that even, contralto voice of hers which he loved to hear. The Heart of a Woman I was not engaged, however, and found out that they had already decided to engage a contralto who had sung one Gastspiel before me and the other directly afterwards. Confessions of an Opera Singer "Why, what in the world—" began the contralto. Anne The work contains thirteen numbers, and the solos are divided as follows: Cecilia, soprano; Valerianus, tenor; the Prefect of Rome, bass; a Christian woman, contralto. The Standard Cantatas Their Stories, Their Music, and Their Composers I called up Mrs. Guy Brandreth at nine o'clock next morning, and heard the rich contralto voice asking "Who is it?" The Brightener Luke was convinced that the gruesome and sordid news could not have penetrated within the gorgeous mansion where Lou in an exquisite gown had sung modern songs in her pure contralto voice. The Heart of a Woman The salary was the highest they had ever paid a contralto. Confessions of an Opera Singer Before the service began, while the people were coming in, the contralto pushed aside a corner of the curtain as usual, and peeped out. Anne Of course, it's actually a low contralto or tenor, but you expect her to be a lyric soprano. The Romantic Analogue "Coffee, Electra?" she suddenly proposed, in a contralto voice that still had warmth in it. Rose MacLeod From the boudoir came the gentle murmur of a tender song, whispered by Louisa's appealing contralto voice. The Heart of a Woman The only singers who never did anything but sing, were the two "dramatic" sopranos, the first contralto, and the heroic tenor and baritone. Confessions of an Opera Singer It was she who told him his was "a man's work" in a low contralto voice with a thrill in it. Command She said in her hoarse musical contralto, 'We were ready and we were coming down to meet you.' Captain Macedoine's Daughter Boy altos are a fraud and a deception, as a rule, though occasionally one meets with a natural contralto at an early age. The Boy's Voice A Book of Practical Information on The Training of Boys' Voices For Church Choirs, &c. Lord Radclyffe," she reiterated, and the deep notes of her contralto voice quivered with the poignancy of her emotion, "Luke is in very great danger, the gravest possible danger that can befall any man. The Heart of a Woman They said she was much pleased by the attention from a contralto! Confessions of an Opera Singer I thought of it as a richly sweet contralto. The Portal of Dreams For a moment she stood listening and then she uttered a melodious contralto shout for someone named 'Makri!' Captain Macedoine's Daughter One boy, with remarkable contralto voice, comes from a distance, and is boarded and educated at expense of Dean and Chapter. The Boy's Voice A Book of Practical Information on The Training of Boys' Voices For Church Choirs, &c. And then what a voice! none of your ambiguous voices there; no difficulty in pronouncing, whether soprano or contralto. Physiology of The Opera I learned some time afterwards that their contralto had sung one of her guest-performances before I went there, had failed to make a sufficient impression, and had decided to remain where she was. Confessions of an Opera Singer It was a richly musical contralto, and at its first syllable my heart stood still, and the room commenced to whirl about me. The Portal of Dreams Her voice, a rich contralto, deep, full, colorful, had a note of pathos and poignancy which gave a touch of emotion to her gayest songs. The "Genius" I gave up writing everything but the church style, and gave all the solos to the contralto voice. The Serapion Brethren, Vol. I. A silent compact, silently entered into, for before a word was interchanged the animated contralto of the lady came down from above. The House of Fulfilment When you respond, you may find yourself the only contralto among many other voices, or you may find yourself one of six or seven all wanting the same engagement. Confessions of an Opera Singer He handed his gun and belt to Maria, who marched on ahead, triumphantly waving her dish-towel as a gonfalon of victory, while she cheered for the Union in her sweet contralto. Si Klegg, Book 4 (of 6) Experiences Of Si And Shorty On The Great Tullahoma Campaign Agnes had a clear, if light contralto voice; the alto part was easy for her to sing. The Corner House Girls in a Play How they rehearsed, how they acted, and what the play brought in He is in love with me just now, and writes all his solos for the contralto. The Serapion Brethren, Vol. I. After all, there is no passion—no pathos—comparable to a perfect contralto crescendo. Vashti or, Until Death Us Do Part But they might not creak loudly enough to disturb that circle of mesmerized individuals listening to the contralto magic. The Mighty Dead A woman once sang from the back row with a very fine contralto voice spoilt by being made artificially nasal; I notice all the women affect that unpleasantness. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25) She was the original Galatea in Handel’s Acis and Galatea, and the contralto arias in the Messiah are said to have been written for her. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" I am in hopes I may make a composer of him who may write some good things for the contralto: there is so little written for it that is worth very much. The Serapion Brethren, Vol. I. Verily,—strange as it may appear, my voice is really better than when Professor V—— pronounced it the first contralto in Europe.” Vashti or, Until Death Us Do Part The other woman was a gray-haired lady of about fifty with fine features and a rich contralto voice. The Mighty Dead It was a soft contralto, vibrant and rich, and tremulous with tones which the gods would have come from Olympus to hear. Mad Shepherds and Other Human Studies It was a contralto, or at least a deep mezzo, and the songs she sung were well adapted to its low and feeling tones. Laramie; or, The Queen of Bedlam. Teresina's rich, exquisitely beautiful contralto stirred the depths of my soul. The Serapion Brethren, Vol. I. Finally, a Guard contralto came forward and got the whole crowd on its feet to join her in singing "The Star Spangled Banner." Telempathy This reply, commonplace enough, might have passed unnoticed had there not been a note of tragedy in her deep contralto voice. The Long Day The Story of a New York Working Girl As Told by Herself There are similar distinctions between soprano and contralto on the one hand, and between tenor and bass on the other, but they are not so striking. The Mechanism of the Human Voice The same would be true if a woman, capable of producing the entire female vocal compass, were to begin with the lowest contralto and sing up to the highest soprano tone. The Voice Its Production, Care and Preservation She spoke in a rich chord; golden contralto strains mingled with hoarseness, as the red threads were mingled with the brown among her tresses. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume XXI Need new contralto: M�ller girl has voice like morning star, or stars, as the case may be.” In the Heart of a Fool Her science was limited to enough arithmetic to enable her to keep accounts, her art to the gift of singing a very lovely contralto by ear, and her notions of history bordered on the miraculous. The Unknown Quantity A Book of Romance and Some Half-Told Tales It is true that the vocal ligaments of a soprano are sometimes longer than those of a contralto, just as the ligaments of a tenor are occasionally longer than those of a bass. The Mechanism of the Human Voice For this reason basses and baritones, although singing an octave below contraltos and altos, sing in the same registers; for this reason also, tenors, although singing an octave below sopranos, employ the same registers. The Voice Its Production, Care and Preservation Yes, singing—that full, contralto halloo of hers was naught but a song. Fire Mountain A Thrilling Sea Story The new Mrs. Sands, our bell-voiced contralto, is sick: also obliging party to be sick. In the Heart of a Fool Her voice was not pure: it had the rich depth and pathos of contralto, and the vibrant clearness of soprano. Hope Mills or, Between Friend and Sweetheart Then a rich, contralto voice, low and clear, told the tender old story of Robin Adair and his love, which the banjo echoed with little improvised hints of the air. The Boy from Hollow Hut A Story of the Kentucky Mountains The bass compass parallels that for contralto and alto at an interval of an octave and, in their use of the registers, basses and contraltos and baritones and altos have much in common. The Voice Its Production, Care and Preservation A girl with a rich contralto voice that commanded or cajoled in a most distracting fashion. Fire Mountain A Thrilling Sea Story Well, anyway, Henry, you’re to drive into Prospect Township this evening and produce one large, luscious brunette contralto for choir practice at General Nesbit’s piano at eight o’clock sharp.” In the Heart of a Fool She said, ‘Much obliged’ in a contemptuous contralto and––and turned to the other monkey. The Cup of Fury A Novel of Cities and Shipyards They could distinguish, amid mirth unmistakably negroid, a beautiful contralto voice demanding. Kildares of Storm As with contralto, the natural singing register of basses is the chest register. The Voice Its Production, Care and Preservation They have excellent voices—sopranos, contraltos, tenors, and basses. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 - Volume 40 of 55 1690-1691 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century The burro has a low, contralto voice which ought to have some machine oil on it. Nye and Riley's Wit and Humor (Poems and Yarns) She had sung, too, in four voices––in an imitation of a bass, a tenor, a contralto, and finally as a lyric soprano, then skipping from one to the other. The Cup of Fury A Novel of Cities and Shipyards Crude and untrained as it was, he had recognized in that young contralto a quality that made him start. Kildares of Storm It was seen that the question of registers with altos and contraltos was a complicated one, and similar complications exist with baritones. The Voice Its Production, Care and Preservation Among them are excellent voices—trebles, contraltos, tenors, and basses; almost all can play on the harp, and there are many violinists, and players on the oboe and flute. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 - Volume 40 of 55 1690-1691 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century Some one asked her to play; she took her seat at the piano and played one of her most brilliant pieces—to sing, and her rich contralto voice rang out with new passion and power. A Noble Woman “You’re a bit of a joke, Hel,” she replied, in the slow musical fashion of a deep contralto voice. The Law-Breakers At this moment Lottie is singing a song in a contralto voice acquired by prolonged practice, which a female singer might envy. The Sexual Question A Scientific, psychological, hygienic and sociological study Not too old, M. Chardon," she said, slightly raising her contralto voice: "What if he was thirty years my senior! Melomaniacs Then there was a great deal said about "contraltos" and "sopranos;" and when her husband asked her what they meant, she replied, "she did not know, it was French!" Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 1 July 1848 I knew too well that rich contralto voice! Masterpieces of Mystery Riddle Stories It was a contralto voice, of a quality that made his pulses leap. The Destroyer A Tale of International Intrigue Frank Wallace directly came in with a baritone which chimed well with the soprano of the young girls and the contralto of the middle-aged ladies. Shoulder-Straps A Novel of New York and the Army, 1862 As the crowd dribbled away, Selene recognized two of the prima donnas and the first contralto of the opera, and she nudged Belle in a sardonic manner. Melomaniacs All at once the mellow, contralto tones of the serving woman made the voice of the lovely mistress sound metallic––precious metal, to be sure, nothing less than silver. The Bondwoman It was discovered that Charlotte possessed a noble voice of almost two registers, "a full contralto and almost a full soprano; but the low voice was the natural one." Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 8 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History In their place was a rich, rather throaty contralto. The Great Drought Here Madame Rosalie’s low sweet voice trilled out merrily in a slightly foreign accent, while the contralto tones vibrated on the ear like the note of a harp. Captain Brand of the "Centipede" A Pirate of Eminence in the West Indies: His Love and Exploits, Together with Some Account of the Singular Manner by Which He Departed This Life Her rich contralto voice matched her exotic beauty. Astounding Stories of Super-Science February 1930 There was a wonderfully sweet contralto voice sounding from the cosy depths of the Summer Parlour. Hollyhock A Spirit of Mischief When the English singer, Mrs. Wood—better known, perhaps, as Miss Paton—visited Boston in 1835 or 1836, she needed the support of a contralto voice. Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 8 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History Lois had a voice exceedingly sweet and rich; an uncommon contralto; and when she sang one of these hymns, it came with its fall power. Nobody Yes, caballeros, those were her very words; murmured, too, in her low contralto tones with a pure, lisping Castilian accent, as she laid her stately head on my shoulder. Captain Brand of the "Centipede" A Pirate of Eminence in the West Indies: His Love and Exploits, Together with Some Account of the Singular Manner by Which He Departed This Life When his mother's light soprano broke, breathless for a moment, on a top note, Mrs. Randall's rich, guttural contralto came to its support, Mr. Randall supplying a running accompaniment of bass. The Combined Maze He could hear her playing, and singing in her sweet contralto a tuneful French love-song, ignorant of the hideous crisis that had fallen, ignorant of the awful disaster which had overwhelmed him. Hushed Up! A Mystery of London Her voice failed her; her upper notes departed, never to return; she was left with a weakened and limited contralto register. Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 8 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History The sweet, slender voice floated through the room, and Mary Leonard's deeper contralto joined and strengthened it. A Christmas Accident and Other Stories Valerie's voice was always low pitched and had the mellow sweetness peculiar to a contralto. A Modern Mercenary Her voice is a contralto, of great clearness and mellow tone in the upper register, and full, resonant, and powerful in the lower, though slightly masculine in its timbre. Music and Some Highly Musical People At length Miss Leonora's voice, which was decided contralto, broke the silence. The Perpetual Curate A creature as entrancing as that, Grant decided, should now recite prose poetry in contralto tones to make his ideal complete. A Fine Fix The low, full contralto tones were vibrant with emotion. Master of the Vineyard At any rate, the women—sopranos and contraltos—should be in front, seated; the tenors standing behind the contraltos; and the basses standing behind the sopranos. The Orchestral Conductor Theory of His Art This portion required much con dolore expression, which was delivered with much tremolo effect by Miss Emma; and her rich, pure contralto voice in the low register told well. Music and Some Highly Musical People Her voice was of that class of voice which may be politely called a powerful contralto. The Perpetual Curate He had expected to hear the general's bass raging, but through the inner door came the strident tones of the lieutenant's modulating contralto. A Fine Fix Release from Pain Every gown she had worn, every word she had said, every laugh that had wakened slumbering echoes with its low, vibrant contralto, came remorselessly back. Master of the Vineyard Mattie possessed an exceedingly rich contralto, while Mrs. Jones' soprano was strong, sweet, and clear as a bird's. Doctor Jones' Picnic Miss Emma, the contralto, has a voice of great power and depth; qualities which, in impassioned strains, give it a richness not often heard in chamber concerts. Music and Some Highly Musical People The brunette, the contralto, the Rebecca, dazzles less, but touches the heart all the more deeply, perhaps; anyhow, Barty had no doubt as to which of the two voices was the voice for him. The Martian It was neither the contralto of Mademoiselle Athenais, nor the tricks of M. Boniface. The Conspirators The Chevalier d'Harmental Her voice sounded like low, soft music—contralto kind. Penny of Top Hill Trail As I spoke I heard a sweet contralto voice in the adjoining room break out into a song from one of the popular revues. The Stretton Street Affair She has been323 praised by the papers of Madison, Wis.; was at one time pianist to a large singing society: and is a contralto vocalist. Music and Some Highly Musical People There was a piano and the children played beautifully while the mother, in a rich contralto voice sang. Flash-lights from the Seven Seas It was the clear contralto of a woman that answered his “Hello!” Crooked Trails and Straight Sing you, in your clear contralto, Songs I write for the rialto. Something Else Again And while we spoke the girl’s clear contralto rang out, while she herself played the accompaniment. The Stretton Street Affair "Well, you see, if she is going to sing in girls' duds, she's a contralto; but then, if she has to do her stunt in boys' clothes, she is a female barytone." A Pirate of Parts “They’ve tuck the boys,” she hesitated, in a rich, broken contralto, that voice which beyond all others moves the hearts of hearers, “I—I don’t know how I’m a-goin’ to get these here mules home. Judith of the Cumberlands Instant visions of dazzling sopranos, of mezzos and contraltos, of angelic voices and of vast beauty and exquisite gowning, had flashed in appalling procession before her mental vision. The Making of Bobby Burnit Being a Record of the Adventures of a Live American Young Man "Pardon me," said the lady, in a sweet contralto. Madeline Payne, the Detective's Daughter It is, in fact, a contralto solo divided into brief stanzas, and easily might be mistaken for the grating buzz of an insect, especially if heard at a distance of a few rods. Our Bird Comrades He also speaks of a Signora Galli, of large and masculine figure and contralto voice, who frequently filled the part of second man at the Opera. The Merry-Go-Round Scores of the birds were singing simultaneously, some of their voices pitched high in the scale and others quite low, as though they were furnishing both the air and the contralto of the chorus. Birds of the Rockies "Come up here, my dear," she commanded in her full contralto voice, still smiling at the American girl. The Mission of Janice Day Their voices were so high and shrill that the singing of the jungle crickets seemed almost contralto in comparison. Edge of the Jungle Quaint as our little contralto's solos are, they have a distinct fascination for me, and now that I no longer live in the Sunflower state, I miss them sorely when the springtime comes. Our Bird Comrades In Rigoletto, too, the contralto does not even come to the theatre to dress until the opera is more than half over, as she is only on in the third act. Fair Margaret A Portrait But when he heard the hard cold tones which his lady's tender contralto could assume in a business discussion, he felt that he would have to play his cards carefully. The Immortal Or, One Of The "Forty." (L'immortel) - 1877 Lower down, however, it widened, and the water poured over granite boulders, with a bell-like contralto note, into a succession of amber pools. A Tall Ship On Other Naval Occasions He listened to her voice in the silence of his brain, like the far-away singing of contralto bells. The Kingdom Round the Corner A Novel But the eyes of the heiress are upon his face, her daintily gloved hand is proffered him, and she lies in her softest contralto, and unblushingly: "I am happy to know you, Mr. Burrill." The Diamond Coterie Thereupon Madame Bonanni kissed the contralto affectionately, as she kissed most people, nodded and smiled to the wholesale upholsterer, and went on her way to cross the stage and get back to her box. Fair Margaret A Portrait She's quite a poet, fancy'—and the Duchess quoted some of the lines of the voceratrice, in the spirited Corsican dialect, admirably suited to her contralto voice. The Immortal Or, One Of The "Forty." (L'immortel) - 1877 It was because I sang contralto, or, as we said, alto, in the Baptist choir that Nell and I became friends. A Collection of Stories, Reviews and Essays Her voice was like a chime of contralto bells. The Kingdom Round the Corner A Novel Flo came on the stage and sang in a pure contralto voice several old country songs. William Adolphus Turnpike But now—now another tone was heard; a human voice this time, a full, rich contralto, blending with the aerial notes of the violin. The Merryweathers Indian singing was always in unison; and, as the natural soprano, contralto, tenor, and bass moved along in octaves, the different qualities of tone in the voices brought out the overtones and produced harmonic effects. Indian Story and Song from North America In the same paragraph he informs you that, “The pure contralto sings in the organ loft,” and that “The malformed limbs are tied to the table, what is removed drop horribly into a pail.” A Collection of Stories, Reviews and Essays "Whither bound, stranger?" she smilingly demanded, in her low, rich contralto. Hidden Gold She had a natural gift for music and possessed a fine contralto voice. Tommy For a few moments she listened to Fraülein Adelmann's veiled unmanageable contralto; then she turned magisterially to Robert standing behind her. Robert Elsmere "I must know!" she repeated, dropping her voice to a contralto note that she was fond of. Rita "And I think by his real name also," said the elder woman in her deep, smooth contralto voice, and with the display of an admirable set of teeth. The Opal Serpent Geraldine, in a full contralto, was singing "Green grow the rashes, O". A harum-scarum schoolgirl Not once did she falter and only once, in the last song where her contralto voice had to take b-flat above middle c, was there a hint of strain. The House of Toys Miss Vi’s throaty contralto was wafted down the stairs—“We all like she-e-e-p.” The Man from the Bitter Roots Her deep contralto voice made it possible for her to give a complete illusion of the young and handsome lover. American Men of Mind It is a contralto and has some most expressive notes in it. The Girls at Mount Morris Her voice, the strong, restrained contralto of the south, broke once as she went on, but steadied again. Those Who Smiled And Eleven Other Stories No church would want me, with a voice so uncertain—" "The Second Presbyterian is looking for a new contralto. The House of Toys Rather a contralto little woman, don't you know? A Venetian June The girl was remarkably bright, and soon developed a contralto voice of unusual richness and compass. American Men of Mind |
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