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Countertenor
Countertenor meaning
An adult male singer 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.
Synonyms of Countertenor
Example sentences (4)
The countertenor Iestyn Davies as the army commander Ottone.
At the Tiny Desk, countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo matched his eerily high voice to operatic compositions by Philip Glass, David Byrne and George Frideric Handel, accompanied by a bassoon, a flute and a great big harpsichord.
However, both of these are extremely rare (and, in fact, the countertenor clef is largely intended to be humorous as with the works of P.D.Q. Bach ).
Medley sang the low parts with his bass-baritone voice, with Hatfield taking the higher register vocals with his countertenor voice.