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Countertenor

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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Countertenor

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related to Roles in opera and oratorio · 113
Countertenor → Adone, Adschib, Adès, Akhnaten, Alceste, Angel, Apollo, Artemis, Athalia, Athamas, Atlante, Benjamin, Bernstein, Birtwistle, Bishop Baldwin, Brethren, Britten, Bryars, Chichester Psalms, Childerico
related to 20th century · 43
Countertenor → Alfred Deller, Aminta, Apollo, Bach, Baroque, Benjamin Britten, Bertarido, Britten's Death, Cecilio, Deller, Deller Consort, Deller's American, English, Euridice, Giulio Cesare, Gluck's Orfeo, Handel, Idamante, Idomeneo, Il
related to References · 35
Countertenor → Application, Averill, Basic Countertenor Method, Bel Canto, Boydell Press, Giles, High Male Singing, History, Indiana University Press, ISBN, James, Kahn, London, Muller Publishing, New York, OCLC, Opera, Oxford University Press, Peter, Ralph
related to Early centuries · 24
Countertenor → Castrati, Catholic Church, Countertenors, England, For, France, In, In Italian, Italian, Italy, Johannes, Juan, Later, Latin, Monteverdi's L'Orfeo, Obrecht, Ockeghem, Renaissance, Rome, San
related to 18th century · 20
Countertenor → A3, Anglican, British, E5, England, English, Europe, France, Handel, Handel's, In, It, Italian, Italy, London, Otherwise, Purcell, Purcell's, The Purcell, They
related to Terminology · 10
Countertenor → Adherents, British, D3, D5, Elsewhere, Italian, Operatic, Particularly, Russell Oberlin, Some
related to Vocal range · 8
Countertenor → D5, E3, E5, Giles, In, Many, Peter Giles, The
related to External links · 4
Countertenor → Media, Wikimedia Commons The, Wiktionary, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2

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voice range vocal countertenors roles male tenor early isbn century parts opera falsetto music singing castrati term soprano alto singers

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the Tallis Scholarsinstance ofModern-day ensembles0.80text
the Sixteen have countertenors on alto parts in works of this periodinstance ofModern-day ensembles0.80text
Alfred Dellerinstance ofpartly due to pioneers0.80text
Russell Oberlininstance ofpartly due to pioneers0.80text
as well as the increased popularity of Baroque operainstance ofpartly due to pioneers0.80text
the need of male singers to replace the castrati roles in such worksinstance ofpartly due to pioneers0.80text
Ockegheminstance ofWith the introduction in about 1450 of four-part writing by composers0.80text
Obrechtinstance ofWith the introduction in about 1450 of four-part writing by composers0.80text
the contratenor split into contratenor altusinstance ofWith the introduction in about 1450 of four-part writing by composers0.80text
contratenor bassusinstance ofWith the introduction in about 1450 of four-part writing by composers0.80text
which were respectively aboveinstance ofWith the introduction in about 1450 of four-part writing by composers0.80text
below the tenorinstance ofWith the introduction in about 1450 of four-part writing by composers0.80text

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