Soprano topic

A soprano is a singer with a voice range (using scientific pitch notation, where middle C = C) from approximately (C4) to "high A" (A5) in choral music, or to "soprano C" (C6, two octaves above middle C) or higher in opera music. In four part chorale style harmony the soprano takes the highest part which usually encompasses the melody. For other styles of singing see Voice classification in non-classical music. Typically, the term "soprano" refers to female singers but at times the term male... full article at wikipedia