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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, generally extending from around E3 to D5 or E5, although a sopranist (a specific kind of countertenor) may match the soprano's range of around C4 to C6. Countertenors speak with tenor or baritone…
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| the Tallis Scholars | instance of | Modern-day ensembles | 0.80 | text |
| the Sixteen have countertenors on alto parts in works of this period | instance of | Modern-day ensembles | 0.80 | text |
| Alfred Deller | instance of | partly due to pioneers | 0.80 | text |
| Russell Oberlin | instance of | partly due to pioneers | 0.80 | text |
| as well as the increased popularity of Baroque opera | instance of | partly due to pioneers | 0.80 | text |
| the need of male singers to replace the castrati roles in such works | instance of | partly due to pioneers | 0.80 | text |
| Ockeghem | instance of | With the introduction in about 1450 of four-part writing by composers | 0.80 | text |
| Obrecht | instance of | With the introduction in about 1450 of four-part writing by composers | 0.80 | text |
| the contratenor split into contratenor altus | instance of | With the introduction in about 1450 of four-part writing by composers | 0.80 | text |
| contratenor bassus | instance of | With the introduction in about 1450 of four-part writing by composers | 0.80 | text |
| which were respectively above | instance of | With the introduction in about 1450 of four-part writing by composers | 0.80 | text |
| below the tenor | instance of | With the introduction in about 1450 of four-part writing by composers | 0.80 | text |
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