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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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Countertenor
With the introduction in about 1450 of four-part writing by composers such as Ockeghem and Obrecht, the contratenor split into contratenor altus and contratenor In modern usage, the term "countertenor" is essentially equivalent to the medieval term contratenor altus (see above).
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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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Alto (disambiguation)
Australian pelican and film actor
Music
Alto, a voice part in choral music, sung by either:
Alto or Contralto, the lowest female voice
Male alto or contratenor
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Edson Cordeiro
Edson Cordeiro 2
1996 Terceiro Sinal
1998 Clubbing
1998 Disco Clubbing Ao Vivo
1999 Disco Clubbing 2 – Mestre de Cerimônia
2001 Dê-se ao Luxo
2005 Contratenor
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Forrest-Heyther partbooks
Contents
All six partbooks (for treble, mean, contratenor, tenor and bass voices as well as a sixth additional part or sexta pars) contain eighteen five Physical characteristics
The treble, mean, contratenor, tenor and bass books are of identical appearance.
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Emilio Moreno
Raquel Andueza (soprano), María Espada (soprano), Marianne Beate Kielland (mezzosoprano), Robin Blaze (contratenor), Agustín Prunell-Friend (tenor), El
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Les Vingt-quatre Violons du Roi
Within five years, by 1631, the British royal court of Charles I had copied the structure (“treble violins,” “contratenor violins,” “tenor violins,” “low-tenor
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Three Equals for four trombones, WoO 30
As polyphonic music developed, a second voice above the cantus was termed the contratenor. the medium-high contratenor altus (hence modern 'countertenor' and 'alto') and the lower contratenor bassus, or modern bass.
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Toulouse Mass
The Sanctus has a contratenor and cantus in the same range and with the same rhythmic formulas, which implies that it may have been a three-voice motet
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Yehudit Ravitz
In 1992, she co-produced Israeli contratenor David D'Or's hit song "Yad Anuga" ("Gentle Hand", or "Tender Hand"), which was released as a 12-inch single
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