Definition of Sopreno
So*pra"no (?), n.; pl. E.
Sopranos (#), It. Soprani (#).
[It., fr. soprano superior, highest, fr. sopra above, L.
supra. See Sovereign.] (Mus.) (a)
The treble; the highest vocal register; the highest kind of
female or boy's voice; the upper part in harmony for mixed
voices. (b) A singer, commonly a woman,
with a treble voice.
So*pra"no (?), n.; pl. E.
Sopranos (#), It. Soprani (#).
[It., fr. soprano superior, highest, fr. sopra above, L.
supra. See Sovereign.] (Mus.) (a)
The treble; the highest vocal register; the highest kind of
female or boy's voice; the upper part in harmony for mixed
voices. (b) A singer, commonly a woman,
with a treble voice.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
English
- Musical part or section higher in pitch than alto and other sections.
- Person or instrument that performs the soprano part.
Italian
- a singer, commonly a woman, with a register higher than alto and the rest of the parts: soprano leggero, soprano lirico
- the upper part in harmony for mixed voices: parte di soprano
- instrument that performs the soprano part: flauto soprano
Spanish
- soprano (see above)
French
- soprano (see above)
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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