Voices
| Soprano | upper | The highest vocal line |
| Mezzo-soprano | middle-upper | Between soprano and alto |
| Alto | high | Second-highest vocal line |
| Contralto | against high | Alto, esp. a female alto |
| Basso | low | Or "bass;" the lowest vocal line |
| Basso profondo | deep and low | A very deep bass voice |
| Castrato | castrated | A male singer, castrated so as to be able to sing soprano (now sung by women, conventional countertenors, or sopranisti) |
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