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Countertenor - Wikipedia
A countertenor (also contra tenor) is a type of classical male singing voice whose vocal range is equivalent to that of the female contralto or mezzo-soprano ...
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Countertenor | Classical Music, Baroque Era, Castrati - Britannica
Countertenor, in music, adult male alto voice, either natural or falsetto. In England the word generally refers to a falsetto alto rather than a high tenor.
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What is a Countertenor? (Feat. Michael Skarke) - YouTube
In today's video, I interview countertenor Michael Skarke (https://michaelskarke.com/) to learn about the history of castrati (rockstar ...
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contratenor
† contratenor Mus. Obs. (kɒntrəˈtɛnə(r)) [ad. It. contratenore ‘a counter-tenor’ (Florio): see contra- 4.] = countertenor.1552 Huloet, Contratenor in musycke, occentus. 1586 T. B. La Primaud. Fr. Acad. i. (1594) 542 In sounds, wherein the contra-tenor seemeth to command over the base. 1717 L. Howel ...
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Voice Definitions and Ranges
The contratenor altus was usually a little above the tenor, and overlapped in range with it, while the superius remained above and the contratenor bassus was ...
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How you define a countertenor : r/singing - Reddit
A countertenor is someone whose chest voice lives in a baritone/bass/tenor range but sings in head-dominant/head voice and in a range more atypical of ...
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Contra-Tenor - Warner Classics
With Contra-Tenor, Michael Spyres challenges perceptions of the tenor in the Baroque era, often seen as the age of the castrato.
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Countertenors - Early Music Sources
... contratenor altus,' a higher voice which also moved against the tenor. This voice could also be referred to as 'altus' or simply 'contratenor.
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Raider of the Lost Archives - Michael Spyres on Contra-Tenor
The title's a little tongue-in-cheek: historically, the Brits would sometimes refer to countertenors as 'contra-tenors', but really it's a play ...
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COUNTERTENOR definition | Cambridge English Dictionary
a man with a singing voice that is higher than usual for a tenor and similar to a low female voice
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counter-tenor
counter-ˈtenor Mus. Also 5 cowntur-tenur, 6 counter tenouer, 7 conter tenor, 6–8 contra-tenor. [ad. obs. F. contre-teneur, obs. It. contra-tenore: see counter- 12 and tenor.] 1. a. A part higher in pitch than the tenor, sung by a high male voice; the alto.1388 [see b]. 1502 Ord. Crysten Men (W. de W...
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Grimace (composer)
although as B39 is in three parts, the lower contratenor does not, there, take on any contrapuntal foundation. The work is for four parts – two cantus parts, a contratenor, and a tenor – and the cantus voices share text, while the contratenor and tenor parts imitate
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Quintus (vocal music)
particularly used for printed partbooks of five-voice music, where the "quintus" melody might well be for different voices like the discantus or even the contratenor
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superius
superius Mus. (s(j)uːˈpiərɪəs) [a. L. superius, neut. (used as n.) of superior superior a.] (See quots. 1801, 1876.) Also transf., a person who sings this part.[1519 O. Petrucci Motetti de la Corona (heading) Libro secundo. (Superius.)] 1776 J. Hawkins Gen. Hist. Sci. & Pract. Music II. i. vii. 86 Q...
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Alto
Before this time it was usual to write a melodic cantus or superius against a tenor (from Latin tenere, to hold) or 'held' part, to which might be added a contratenor The composers of Ockeghem's generation wrote two contratenor parts and designated them as contratenor altus and contratenor bassus; they were respectively
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