music for voices:
                                            These examples go from high to low.

• Treble voice- A little boys unbroken voice.

• soprano- the highest voice for a female.

• mezzo soprano- the medium vocal range.

• contralto- the lowest vocal range.

• counter tenor- low range of vocals.

• tenor- medium to low vocals, for men.

• baritone- medium to low pitch in there voices.

• bass- very deep and low tone of vocal range.

Types of solo songs:

lied (the plural is lieder).

 Lieder is a German word literally meaning song, its used to describe a romantic song, they are always accompanied my a piano and tries to add colour and description.


This is an example of die forelle by schubert.  It was sung in german language.

Aria: 

A solo song with an instrumental accompaniment, either an opera or an oratorio. opera is a play that is sung:

oratorio is piece for orchestra ,choir and  soloists but they do not move around and are singing about religious things.

concerto 

A piece of music with  one or more soloists in a orchestra with three contrasting movements.
violin, cello and piano are the main instruments used in this type of music.

This is in contrast to the concerto which features a single solo instrument with the melody line, accompanied by the orchestra.

The Classical period falls between the baroque and the Romantic periods.