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countertenor
countertenor
The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
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2009
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coun·ter·ten·or
/ ˈkountərˌtenər/
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n. Mus.
the highest male adult singing voice (sometimes distinguished from the male alto voice by its strong, pure tone).
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a singer with such a voice.
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Countertenor Daniels' rich voice keeps baroque style in fashion
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 3/19/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...bearded singer is a countertenor. He sings in the...the Pabst Theater. Countertenors are nothing new in...Handel wrote roles for countertenors, as did many of his...Henry Purcell was a countertenor himself. It was between 1650 and 1750 that countertenors, most of them castratos...
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Interview: David Daniels discusses his unusual countertenor voice
Transcript from: NPR All Things Considered; 11/22/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...will be the first countertenor ever to have a...so long ago, countertenors occupied an obscure...voices high. Countertenors, says Daniels...DAVID DANIELS (Countertenor Singer): Any...are many good countertenors and it has become...How has the countertenor become more common...
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 "Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)")
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COUNTERTENOR PREFERS VOICE TO IMAGE.(MAIN)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 4/18/1999; 700+ words
; ...always have been some countertenors, whose voices had...only well-known countertenor of his generation...original sounds, countertenors are in demand. The...Mitridate.'' Another countertenor, Jeffrey Dooley...competitive with other countertenors. ``Even though...
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 "The Capital Times (Madison, WI)")
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A VOICE FROM ON HIGH COUNTERTENOR DAVID DANIELS PROFITS FROM HIS 'OTHER VOICE'.(LIFESTYLE)
Newspaper article from: The Capital Times (Madison, WI); 2/13/2002; 700+ words
; ...Although the countertenor is definitely...are no female countertenors - it is an alto...unawareness of the countertenor are pretty much...of interest in countertenors? There are a...they turned to countertenors. The irony is...revival of the countertenor has just taken...
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VIRGINIA OPERA'S ``CAESAR'' FEATURES THREE COUNTERTENORS.(DAILY BREAK)
Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot; 2/5/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...DAILY BREAK ``COUNTERTENOR,'' until recently...performances. But now countertenors have performed...regularly sing as countertenors. The Virginia...and Prince. A countertenor can sing in the...Rickards, the countertenor who sang in two...Opera, the three countertenors are not ...
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 "Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)")
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HIGH PRAISE COUNTERTENORS, RECEIVING RENEWED INTEREST, PERFORMING FOR L.A. OPERA.(L.A. Life)
Newspaper article from: Daily News (Los Angeles, CA); 2/21/2001; 700+ words
; ...pace-setter among countertenors. ``I never really...singers. Fast-rising countertenor Mehta, too, discovered...until the '70s that countertenors slowly started to...something about singing countertenor that seems to fit...photo Photo: Three countertenors - David Walker, left...
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 "Weekend Edition - Saturday (NPR)")
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Profile: Countertenor David Daniels
Transcript from: Weekend Edition - Saturday (NPR); 11/18/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...Daniels, a young countertenor who's made such...of the music that countertenors can perform. DAVID...s uncommon for a countertenor to draw huge crowds...which is how most countertenors are trained. Now...foreign language) The countertenor voice is a voice type...
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Countertenor Daniels pushes boundaries
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 8/24/2003; ; 700+ words
; Countertenor Daniels pushes...years ago, the countertenor voice was an...our time are countertenors: American David...stand by for countertenor Jeffrey Gall...generations of countertenors and discounts...
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Drew Minter's Voice of Choice;Popularizing the Countertenor's Role
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 8/15/1987; ; 700+ words
; ...whether he would be a countertenor or a baritone. And...can learn to sing as countertenors," he believes...But I've taught countertenors who are dramatic...generations ago, the countertenor sound was a rarity...Oberlin, dozens of countertenors are enjoying busy...
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Daniels expands the countertenor's terrain
Newspaper article from: Oakland Tribune; 1/15/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...question about what countertenors can or should sing. Where this countertenor is concerned...going where few countertenors have gone before...stereotype of countertenors as pale, reedy...never heard a countertenor sing): "At...
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countertenor
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
countertenor a male singing voice in the alto range. Singing in this range requires...technique called falsetto, or a high extension of the tenor range. Countertenors were required during the Renaissance and Baroque periods when women...
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Scholl, Andreas
Book article from: Contemporary Musicians
...called the Clark Kent of countertenors. His high, falsetto voice...the most sought-after countertenor in the business, the figurehead...described as a new international countertenor phenomenon.”...Scholl continued to sing as a countertenor, an adult male voice with...
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Alfred Deller
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Alfred Deller 1912-79, English countertenor . He began his career as a chorister in his parish church. From...all over the world. Deller's son, Mark Deller, is also a countertenor, who often performed with his father.
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Three Mo’ Tenors
Book article from: Contemporary Black Biography
...Denmark’s Three Royal Tenors, and even the Three Countertenors—male classical falsetto singers. All Trained...another Brooklyn Boys’ Choir alumnus, is a countertenor—a rare specialty in classical music but one...
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contralto
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...thus, a second high voice. Since most second parts were for a high male voice or a low woman's voice, the term came to mean a low woman's voice, pitched about a fifth below the soprano. See also alto ; countertenor ; voice .
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