What voice part lies between soprano and alto?

Mezzo-soprano lies between soprano and contralto (the opera counterpart of "alto"), just as baritone lies between bass and tenor. While the voice can be trained to adapt to one choir part or another, opera calls for a variety of specific voice types.Jun 26, 2014 read more

In choral writing, four voice-parts are needed to provide the necessary notes. The highest voice is called Soprano, the lowest is called Bass. The middle voices are Alto (medium-high) and Tenor (medium low). In a standard four-voice choir, Soprano parts are sung by women or children, Bass parts by men. read more

The soprano voice is the highest women's voice. The alto is a lower women's voice, and the tenor is the highest men's voice. Even among theses voices, one finds distinctions. read more