higher-pitched

Closer to soprano

Higher-pitched describes sounds that are more acute or shrill than something else—closer to a squeak than a rumble.

The term is comparative: Her voice was higher-pitched than her sister's.

It applies to musical notes, voices, mechanical sounds, or anything producing audible vibration at a greater frequency.

vocal

falsetto

Artificially elevated singing register

sopranoHighest female voice range
trebleHigh frequency range
head voiceUpper singing register

squeak · shriek · yelp · chirp · squeal · warble · coloratura · countertenor · castrato · bell tone

acoustic

frequency

Rate of recurrence

hertzFrequency measurement unit
wavelengthSpatial repetition interval
vibrationRapid oscillating movement

oscillation · resonance · timbre · sound wave · tone · register · ultrasonic · amplitude · decibel · tuning

musical

piccolo

Small, high-pitched woodwind

fluteTube blown sideways
violinBowed string instrument
fifeSmall shrill woodwind

harmonica · tin whistle · glockenspiel · xylophone · mandolin · ukulele · oboe · clarinet · recorder · celesta

animal

birdsong

Avian musical vocalizations

songbirdMelodious perching avian
cricketChirping legged insect
cicadaLoud singing insect

tree frog · canary · finch · warbler · parakeet · budgie · sparrow · robin · nightingale · thrush

Opposites

acoustic frequency

higher-pitchedlow-pitched

Having a bass frequency

deep · bass · low · baritone · booming

voice register

higher-pitchedbass

Deep pitch or fish

baritone · low-voiced · contralto · alto · bass-baritone

Family

high, height, pitch, higher, highest, pitcher, heighten, pitching, pitched

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