Soprano C, sometimes called High C, is the C two octaves above Middle C It is named because it is considered the highest usable note of the soprano, particularly for choral singers (although some can go higher; Mozart's "Der Hölle Rache", the Queen of the Night aria from Die Zauberflöte, contains several occurrences of the F a fourth above.). It is also called C6 in American note-octave notation. In European notation, it is c3.
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Aria • Aria di sorbetto • Arioso • Bel canto • Breeches role • Burletta • Cabaletta • Cadenza • Cantabile • Castrato • Cavatina • Chest register • Claque • Coloratura • Comprimario • Convenienze • Coup de glotte • Da capo • Deep C • Diva • Fach • Falsetto • Fioritura • Gesamtkunstwerk • Head register • Intermezzo • Kammersänger • Leitmotif • Libretto • Literaturoper • Low C • Mad scene • Melodrama • Melodramma • Monodrama • Messa di voce • Opera house • Passaggio • Portamento • Prima donna • Prompter • Recitative • Regietheater • Répétiteur • Sitzprobe • Soprano C • Spinto • Sprechgesang • Squillo • Stagione • Surtitles • Tenor C • Tessitura • Timbre • Vibrato |
