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Musical Ranges

Vocal ranges in singing are classified by pitch. Soprano covers the highest female range, alto the lower-middle female range, tenor the higher male range, baritone the middle male range, and bass the lowest male range. These ranges play important roles in choir and opera, with soprano and bass called outer voices, and alto and tenor called inner voices in harmony. Each range has its own frequency spectrum, bringing rich variety to musical expression.

vocal range singing soprano alto tenor baritone bass choir music theory
code slug name description frequencyRange_highHz frequencyRange_lowHz gender noteRange_high noteRange_low voicePart
1 soprano Soprano The highest female voice type. 1046.5 261.63 Female C6 C4 Outer voice (upper)
2 alto Alto The lower-middle female voice type. 698.46 174.61 Female F5 F3 Inner voice
3 tenor Tenor The highest male voice type. 523.25 130.81 Male C5 C3 Inner voice
4 baritone Baritone The middle male voice type. 440 110 Male A4 A2 Middle voice
5 bass Bass The lowest male voice type. 329.63 82.41 Male E4 E2 Outer voice (lower)

A list of the five main vocal ranges in singing: soprano, alto, tenor, baritone, and bass.