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Countertenor
Meaning
Noun
●
In Musical voices and registers, Musicians & People:
An
adult
male
sing
er who
uses
head
tone
or
falsetto
to
sing
far higher than the
typical
male
vocal
range.
●
A
male
singing voice
far higher than the
typical
male
vocal
range.
●
A part or
section
performing
a
countermelody
against the
tenor
or main part.
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Origin
countertenor
English
counter-
English
tenor
English
tenor
Latin
teneo
Latin
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Etym
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