Translations for countertenor in the English»French Dictionary

countertenor [Brit ˈkaʊntəˌtɛnə, Am ˈkaʊn(t)ərˌtɛnər] N

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countertenor (person)

countertenor (voice)

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Examples include contralto, countertenor, "haute-contre", and "tenor altino" among others. en.wikipedia.org

His voice could actually be described as a countertenor. en.wikipedia.org

A tenor and a countertenor also sing wordlessly at two points in the symphony. en.wikipedia.org

These men are known as countertenors within classical music. en.wikipedia.org

Male singers can be classified by vocal range as bass, bass-baritone, baritone, tenor and countertenor, and female singers as contralto, mezzo-soprano and soprano. en.wikipedia.org

Where missing top notes of stretched and extended chords are compensated for by balalaikas, bayans (and perhaps a few countertenors), the choir acquires an extraordinary quality which makes it unique. en.wikipedia.org

The instrument blends extremely well with male voices, particularly those of countertenors. en.wikipedia.org

Today, countertenors are much in demand in many forms of classical music. en.wikipedia.org

Men sometimes sing in the female vocal ranges, in which case they are termed sopranist or countertenor. en.wikipedia.org

He went on to dedicate his career to re-popularising the countertenor voice, which at the time survived only in a handful of all-male cathedral choirs. www.channel4.com

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