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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