soprano
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3.7
- noun
- /səˈprænoʊ/
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soprano
- In the choir, the soprano usually performs the highest vocal part during the concert.
- a soprano voice
- a soprano soloist
- sopranos sing
And 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
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6.5
The highest singing voice, like a boy or soprano
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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6.9
A woman singer with a voice higher than a low voice but lower than a very high voice
- Specialized
A singer with a medium-high voice who can sing very fast, fancy notes
- Specialized
A singer with a very high voice who sings many very fast notes that decorate the tune
- Specialized
A woman opera singer with a strong, rich middle voice that can be heard over an orchestra
- 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
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.