In a message dated 3/19/01 1:25:22 PM Eastern Standard Time, dalila@R...
writes:
> A contralto in 2001 means "alto soloist",
> where "alto" in modern usage, virtually always refers to a choral/ensemble
> singer.
>
In the classical world. In the non classical world, the term "alto" still
means a low female voice, like Karen Carpenter or Cassandra Wilson. Pop/Jazz
people do not use the term contralto at all.
TinaO
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