A Dictionary of Music and Musicians/Unequal

by George Grove

UNEQUAL. 'Equal voices' is the term to denote that the voices in a composition are of one class—female voices, as sopranos and contraltos; or male voices, as altos, tenors, and basses. When the two classes are combined, as in an ordinary chorus, the term 'Unequal Voices' is used.

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