-
although a
sopranist (a
specific kind of
countertenor) may
match the soprano's
range of
around C4 to C6.
Countertenors often have
tenor or
baritone chest voices...
- mezzo-sopranos and
contraltos might sing the alto part,
together with
countertenors, thus
having three vocal timbres (and two
means of
vocal production)...
-
register is
engaged (the
singer is
singing using the voice). In
skilled countertenors, however, the
mucous membrane of the
vocal folds contact with each other...
- just
above tenor covering D3 to
about D5.[citation needed]
Countertenor subtypes:
Countertenors are
often broken down into
three subcategories: sopranist...
-
these men are more
commonly referred to as
countertenors or sopranists. The
practice of
referring to
countertenors as "male sopranos" is
somewhat controversial...
- is much less
common outside the UK
where the term
countertenor is more
often applied.
Countertenors are also
widely emplo****
within opera as solo vocalists...
- Myth of the
Countertenor." The
Musical Quarterly 86 (2002), 174–185. (subscription access). An
argument against the use of
countertenors as
castrati replacements...
- has also
branched out from the
baroque roles usually ****ociated with
countertenors to
include Oberon in
Benjamin Britten's A
Midsummer Night's
Dream at...
- and the City of
London Festival. The King's
Singers consist of two
countertenors, a tenor, a b**** and two baritones.
Their latest album is
titled "Close...
- has
contained two sopranos, two
countertenors, two tenors, a
baritone and a b****. By 2018, one of the
countertenors had been
replaced by a
female alto...
