sopranon.adj.

/səʊˈprɑːnəʊ/

Forms: Plural sopranos, also soprani.

Etymology: < Italian soprano, < sopra above.

Music.

a. The highest singing voice in women and boys, having a compass from about middle C to two octaves above it; the quality or range of this voice.

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society > leisure > the arts > music > performing music > singing > singing voice > [noun] > soprano or treble

treble?c1475

soprano1730

1730 [see sense 3a].

1774 ‘J. Collier’ Musical Trav. 30 He could not only sing base and treble,..and soprano to admiration; but also squeak like a pig.

1854 Orr's Circle Sci.: Org. Nature I. 132 It is not yet clearly understood what is the cause of the different qualities of voice, as exhibited in the tenor and bass, and the contralto and soprano.

1899 E. E. Hale J. R. Lowell vi. 76 Then a clear soprano or tenor would be heard.

b. A part for or sung by such a voice. Also figurative.

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society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > vocal music > types of song > [noun] > part-song > a part in > soprano

treblec1330

descant1563

soprano1786

1786 T. Busby Compl. Dict. Music Soprano, the treble or higher voice part, or parts.

1848 ‘G. Eliot’ Let. 8 Mar. (1954) I. 253 I should have written a soprano to your Jubilate.

2. A singer having a soprano voice; one who sings the soprano part.

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society > leisure > the arts > music > musician > singer > singer by type of voice > [noun] > soprano

soprano1738

sopranist1864

coloratura1895

1738 Ld. Chesterfield in Misc. Wks. (1777) I. 81 Sopranos being the objects of the attention, and raptures of the ladies.

1818 Ld. Byron Beppo xxxi. 16 Soprano, basso, even the contra-alto, Wished him five fathom under the Rialto.

1834 W. Beckford Italy; with Sketches Spain & Portugal II. 31 Little madam whisks about the Botanic Garden with..a troop of sopranos.

1883 G. Grove Dict. Music III. 635 Many mezzo-soprani can sing higher notes than many soprani.

1892 E. Reeves Homeward Bound 187 He..is a dark-haired, stout, youthful-looking male soprano.

3. attributive or as adj.

a. Of persons: Having a soprano voice; singing a soprano part.

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society > leisure > the arts > music > performing music > singing > singing voice > [adjective] > relating to soprano > having soprano voice

treble-voiced1552

soprano1730

1730 Owen Swiny in G. Colman Posthumous Lett. (1820) 25 We must provide a Soprano Man and a Contrealt Woman.

1854 Orr's Circle Sci.: Org. Nature I. 132 The contralto not unfrequently sings the high notes like soprano singers.

1873 H. C. Banister Music 217 Solo Tenor and Soprano singers will exceed the altitude here specified.

b. transferred. Of certain musical instruments, as soprano cornet, soprano trombone; soprano saxophone n. the second highest member of the saxophone family, usually pitched in B flat. abbrev. soprano sax n.

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society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > [adjective] > by quality of sound

softa1525

lofty1598

vocal1649

alto1802

contrabass1834

soprano1856

baritone1876

monophonous1878

tinny1904

sopranino1907

plinky1926

society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > wind instrument > woodwind instruments > [noun] > reed instrument > saxophone > types of

baritone1685

alto saxophone1856

soprano saxophone1856

tenor saxophone1865

soprano1876

tenor1876

alto sax1909

alto1921

baritone horn1949

soprano sax1971

1856 M. C. Clarke tr. H. Berlioz Treat. Mod. Instrumentation 151 The Soprano Trombone..exists still in some parts of Germany.

1859 C. Mandel Treat. Instrumentation Mil. Bands 18 The Saxophone. This instrument is made in various keys, viz.:– 1. The B flat soprano-saxophone.

1961 J. A. MacGillivray in A. C. Baines Musical Instruments through Ages x. 261 The Tarogato is a Hungarian instrument resembling a soprano saxophone of wood.

1971 Guardian 28 Sept. 10/6 The music is for..flute, trumpet, soprano sax, two basses, and percussion.

4. Of or belonging to the soprano. soprano clef n. the C-clef upon the first line of the treble stave.

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society > leisure > the arts > music > written or printed music > notation > [noun] > clefs

clef1579

B clef1597

G1597

G clef1725

soprano clef1786

treble clef1786

tenor clef1806

violin clef1876

alto clef1879

society > leisure > the arts > music > performing music > singing > singing voice > [adjective] > relating to soprano

soprano1833

1786 T. Busby Compl. Dict. Music Introd. p. xxiii The Soprano-cliff is used for the second class of the higher species of voice.

1833 N. Wiseman in W. Ward Life Cardinal Wiseman I. v Possessing a strong soprano voice up to A, and sometimes C.

1845 E. Holmes Life Mozart 166 The soprano solo was doubtless intended for the Weber.

1883 G. Grove Dict. Music III. 635 That part of the scale upon which even a limited soprano part is written.

1883 Harper's Mag. Mar. 551/1 The far-off soprano strains..become triumphant.

5. elliptical. = soprano saxophone n. at sense 3b above.

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society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > wind instrument > woodwind instruments > [noun] > reed instrument > saxophone > types of

baritone1685

alto saxophone1856

soprano saxophone1856

tenor saxophone1865

soprano1876

tenor1876

alto sax1909

alto1921

baritone horn1949

soprano sax1971

1876 J. Stainer & W. A. Barrett Dict. Musical Terms 385/2 at Saxophones Brass wind instruments, the invention of M. Sax... They are six in number, the high, soprano, alto, tenor, baritone and bass.

1934 S. R. Nelson All about Jazz ii. 57 The other saxophones in common use in the band are the tenor, baritone, soprano and bass.

1967 Sat. Rev. (U.S.) 15 Apr. 55/2 Bechet, adjusting the reed of his soprano, looked at him.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	soprano
释义	sopranon.adj. /səʊˈprɑːnəʊ/ Forms: Plural sopranos, also soprani. Etymology: < Italian soprano, < sopra above. Music. 1. a. The highest singing voice in women and boys, having a compass from about middle C to two octaves above it; the quality or range of this voice. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > performing music > singing > singing voice > [noun] > soprano or treble treble?c1475 soprano1730 1730 [see sense 3a]. 1774 ‘J. Collier’ Musical Trav. 30 He could not only sing base and treble,..and soprano to admiration; but also squeak like a pig. 1854 Orr's Circle Sci.: Org. Nature I. 132 It is not yet clearly understood what is the cause of the different qualities of voice, as exhibited in the tenor and bass, and the contralto and soprano. 1899 E. E. Hale J. R. Lowell vi. 76 Then a clear soprano or tenor would be heard. b. A part for or sung by such a voice. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > vocal music > types of song > [noun] > part-song > a part in > soprano treblec1330 descant1563 soprano1786 1786 T. Busby Compl. Dict. Music Soprano, the treble or higher voice part, or parts. 1848 ‘G. Eliot’ Let. 8 Mar. (1954) I. 253 I should have written a soprano to your Jubilate. 2. A singer having a soprano voice; one who sings the soprano part. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musician > singer > singer by type of voice > [noun] > soprano soprano1738 sopranist1864 coloratura1895 1738 Ld. Chesterfield in Misc. Wks. (1777) I. 81 Sopranos being the objects of the attention, and raptures of the ladies. 1818 Ld. Byron Beppo xxxi. 16 Soprano, basso, even the contra-alto, Wished him five fathom under the Rialto. 1834 W. Beckford Italy; with Sketches Spain & Portugal II. 31 Little madam whisks about the Botanic Garden with..a troop of sopranos. 1883 G. Grove Dict. Music III. 635 Many mezzo-soprani can sing higher notes than many soprani. 1892 E. Reeves Homeward Bound 187 He..is a dark-haired, stout, youthful-looking male soprano. 3. attributive or as adj. a. Of persons: Having a soprano voice; singing a soprano part. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > performing music > singing > singing voice > [adjective] > relating to soprano > having soprano voice treble-voiced1552 soprano1730 1730 Owen Swiny in G. Colman Posthumous Lett. (1820) 25 We must provide a Soprano Man and a Contrealt Woman. 1854 Orr's Circle Sci.: Org. Nature I. 132 The contralto not unfrequently sings the high notes like soprano singers. 1873 H. C. Banister Music 217 Solo Tenor and Soprano singers will exceed the altitude here specified. b. transferred. Of certain musical instruments, as soprano cornet, soprano trombone; soprano saxophone n. the second highest member of the saxophone family, usually pitched in B flat. abbrev. soprano sax n. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > [adjective] > by quality of sound softa1525 lofty1598 vocal1649 alto1802 contrabass1834 soprano1856 baritone1876 monophonous1878 tinny1904 sopranino1907 plinky1926 society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > wind instrument > woodwind instruments > [noun] > reed instrument > saxophone > types of baritone1685 alto saxophone1856 soprano saxophone1856 tenor saxophone1865 soprano1876 tenor1876 alto sax1909 alto1921 baritone horn1949 soprano sax1971 1856 M. C. Clarke tr. H. Berlioz Treat. Mod. Instrumentation 151 The Soprano Trombone..exists still in some parts of Germany. 1859 C. Mandel Treat. Instrumentation Mil. Bands 18 The Saxophone. This instrument is made in various keys, viz.:– 1. The B flat soprano-saxophone. 1961 J. A. MacGillivray in A. C. Baines Musical Instruments through Ages x. 261 The Tarogato is a Hungarian instrument resembling a soprano saxophone of wood. 1971 Guardian 28 Sept. 10/6 The music is for..flute, trumpet, soprano sax, two basses, and percussion. 4. Of or belonging to the soprano. soprano clef n. the C-clef upon the first line of the treble stave. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > written or printed music > notation > [noun] > clefs clef1579 B clef1597 G1597 G clef1725 soprano clef1786 treble clef1786 tenor clef1806 violin clef1876 alto clef1879 society > leisure > the arts > music > performing music > singing > singing voice > [adjective] > relating to soprano soprano1833 1786 T. Busby Compl. Dict. Music Introd. p. xxiii The Soprano-cliff is used for the second class of the higher species of voice. 1833 N. Wiseman in W. Ward Life Cardinal Wiseman I. v Possessing a strong soprano voice up to A, and sometimes C. 1845 E. Holmes Life Mozart 166 The soprano solo was doubtless intended for the Weber. 1883 G. Grove Dict. Music III. 635 That part of the scale upon which even a limited soprano part is written. 1883 Harper's Mag. Mar. 551/1 The far-off soprano strains..become triumphant. 5. elliptical. = soprano saxophone n. at sense 3b above. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > wind instrument > woodwind instruments > [noun] > reed instrument > saxophone > types of baritone1685 alto saxophone1856 soprano saxophone1856 tenor saxophone1865 soprano1876 tenor1876 alto sax1909 alto1921 baritone horn1949 soprano sax1971 1876 J. Stainer & W. A. Barrett Dict. Musical Terms 385/2 at Saxophones Brass wind instruments, the invention of M. Sax... They are six in number, the high, soprano, alto, tenor, baritone and bass. 1934 S. R. Nelson All about Jazz ii. 57 The other saxophones in common use in the band are the tenor, baritone, soprano and bass. 1967 Sat. Rev. (U.S.) 15 Apr. 55/2 Bechet, adjusting the reed of his soprano, looked at him. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1730
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