soprano
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3.7
- noun
- /səˈprænoʊ/
- In the choir, the soprano usually performs the highest vocal part during the concert.
- a soprano voice
- a soprano soloist
- sopranos sing
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Watch on YouTubeAnd then next thing you know, someone says, who's the soprano?
- And then next thing you know, someone says, who's the soprano?
- There's five blobs and they've all got faces and each one is like tenor and soprano and bass and whatever.
- A long moaning expulsion of breath rose from them and the woman's single soprano.
- I, I told the story earlier this afternoon about my model when I had pancreatic cancer was the great meso soprano Marilyn Horn.
- Consummate Contessa Sobrano, soprano, sublime, exalting her art for exultant audiences.
Examples
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For example, a composer may have a soprano singing the words "free" or "me" on a high F.
Academic text (2007) -
Madame Flagstad has been acclaimed the world's greatest living soprano.
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Could you use a slightly older soprano?
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Suddenly, from somewhere in the choir, a soprano launched a wild string of notes.
Fiction book (1998) -
Eventually, we identified a soprano who was recommended by several choir directors.
Academic text (2015) -
"Read through the first four measures of the soprano line in unison."
Academic text (2003) -
Gaby's voice is drowned out by a woman's soprano voice that continues to sing the song.
Academic text (1992) -
Maria felicita Garcia malibran was the greatest soprano of her time.
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She is known for a soprano voice described as sumptuous, magnificent, transcendent.
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Roxane Coss, lyric soprano, was the only reason Mr. Hosokawa had come to this country.
Fiction book (2002)
Synonyms
1
6.5
The highest singing voice, like a boy or soprano
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
2
6.9
A woman singer with a voice higher than a low voice but lower than a very high voice
- Specialized
1
9.1
A singer with a very high voice who sings many very fast notes that decorate the tune
- Specialized
1
9.2
A woman opera singer with a strong, rich middle voice that can be heard over an orchestra
- Specialized
A singer with a medium-high voice who can sing very fast, fancy notes
- Specialized
A woman opera singer with a warm, light middle voice for expressive roles
- Archaic
A musical sign that puts middle C on the bottom music staff line for high female voices
- Specialized
A high opera voice with clear, bright notes and strong dramatic power
How High
- Specialized
1
9.9
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- Specialized
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6.9
- Specialized
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7.8
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word soprano comes from the Italian word sopra, which means 'above' or 'higher'. So a soprano is the singer who sings the highest part in music.