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Voice types are defined by comfortable range and colour

A soprano might sing from middle C to a high C two octaves above Classical training sorts voices into soprano, mezzo, alto, tenor, baritone and bass. Range alone does not decide, because timbre and where the voice passes between registers matter. Composers write parts with particular voice types in mind. It sits in Mondo's music collection, one of 200 facts that each trace back to the reference below.

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Where does this come from, and can I check it?: A soprano might sing from middle C to a high C two octaves above. The figure is taken from Britannica, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.
Is this really a music fact?: Yes. It sits on the Music shelf, one of 2,600 sourced facts grouped into space, animals, the human body, history, science and more. Category pages collect every fact in the same field.
What else can I read about it?: The links under the fact point to a quiz, game, puzzle or calculator on the same subject, and the shelf below shows related facts. The wording here is original, and quoted phrases are marked as quotations.