Soubrette

Soubrette is a term used with various, related meanings in theater, opera, and popular music.

Soubrettes in popular music

As is typical for popular music voice types, the soubrette is much less sharply defined outside of classical singing. The term refers to a woman with a light, youthful voice, probably not capable of extensive coloratura, and a youthful personality.

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Because of the use of amplification and pitch correction technology and because of the wider range of vocal techniques considered acceptable in popular music, it is very difficult to characterize a popular soubrette's typical vocal range. Because of this, the voice type should probably be characterized by timbre and not by range.

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A typical soubrette in popular music is Britney Spears.

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