soprano

/sə'prɑ:nou/

Thân thiện

A young soprano sings a solo in the school choir concert.

Definition

1. Noun:

   • The highest singing voice in women and boys: The soprano is the highest vocal range in classical singing, typically sung by women, children, or countertenors.
   • A singer with such a voice: A soprano is a person, especially a woman, who sings with the highest vocal range.
   • A part written for such a voice: In choral or operatic music, the soprano is the melody line written for the highest voice.
   • An instrument with a correspondingly high range: An instrument, such as a saxophone or recorder, that plays in the highest register for its family.

2. Adjective:

   • Relating to or having a high range: Describing a voice, instrument, or musical part that is high in pitch.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:

  • She has a beautiful soprano voice. (She possesses a high, clear singing voice.)
  • The soprano sang the aria beautifully. (The female singer with the highest voice performed the solo piece.)
  • I sing soprano in the choir. (I sing the highest vocal part in the choir.)
  • He plays the soprano saxophone. (He plays the highest-pitched saxophone.)

• Adjective:

  • The soprano line carries the melody. (The highest vocal part carries the main tune.)
  • She is a soprano singer. (She is a singer with a high vocal range.)

Advanced Usage

• Coloratura soprano: A soprano specializing in virtuosic, ornamented singing with fast runs and trills.

  • The role of the Queen of the Night is for a coloratura soprano.

• Dramatic soprano: A soprano with a powerful, rich voice suited for intense, dramatic roles.

  • She is renowned as a dramatic soprano in Wagnerian operas.

• Lyric soprano: A soprano with a light, sweet, and agile voice.

  • The part of Mimi in 'La Bohème' is for a lyric soprano.

Variants and Related Words

• Sopranist (noun): A male singer who sings in the soprano range, often using falsetto or as a boy soprano before his voice changes.
• Sopranino (noun/adjective): An instrument, such as a recorder or saxophone, that is even higher in pitch than the soprano.

Synonyms

• Treble (noun/adjective): A term, especially in choral music, for the highest vocal part, often sung by children.
• High voice (noun phrase): A general descriptive term for a voice in the upper register.

Related Phrases

• First soprano: In a choir, the sopranos who sing the very highest notes of the soprano part.
• Boy soprano: A young boy who sings in the soprano range before his voice deepens during puberty.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. having or denoting a high range
   • soprano voice
   • soprano sax
   • the boy still had a fine treble voice
   • the treble clef

Noun

1. the pitch range of the highest female voice
2. the highest female voice; the voice of a boy before puberty
3. a female singer

Từ đồng nghĩa

• treble