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Meanings of contra tenor in English

Russian
контр-тенор
Portuguese
contratenor
Spanish
contratenor
Catalan
contratenor

Voice type.

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        контр-тенор
        Synonyms
        Examples for "angelical"
        Examples for "angelical"
        1
        Darr, in the angelical tongue, is the true name of the stone.'
        Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1
        2
        I don't understand your angelical, diabolical, incomprehensible sex: who on earth can?
        White Lies
        3
        The angelical beauty of a virgin mind and person captivated him, by contrast.
        Diana of the Crossways — Volume 4
        4
        He advanced, and bowed gravely, while an angelical smile played upon his lips.
        Cinq Mars — Volume 6
        5
        That plan is military and Christian and civilized and human and angelical and tancy-crumptious.
        The End of the World: A Love Story
        1
        Now the countertenor cry of Casimir Radon rode in above the tumult.
        The Big U
        2
        Facebook Twitter Pinterest 'Perched above the action is a shaman, sung by countertenor Andrew Watts'.
        The Guardian
        3
        Writer spoke with the Consul, an instrument maker named Carl Fudge, and with countertenor Earnest Murphy.
        The new yorker
        4
        It will suit Jigg sie's queer little countertenor.
        Unfinished desires: a novel
        5
        In one way it's clear what a countertenor is: it's a man who sings like a woman.
        The Irish Times
        1
        The counter-tenor parts in European church-music were originally written for boys' voices.
        Sabbath in Puritan New England
        2
        No counter-tenor at the Italian Opera ever sang as I shall!
        The system of the world
        3
        It is sung in the heart-breakingly beautiful voice of German counter-tenor Andreas Scholl.
        The Irish Times
        4
        He is a counter-tenor, and performs the parts of a lover.
        Paris as It Was and as It Is / A Sketch Of The French Capital, I...
        5
        The world famous German counter-tenor performs with Auckland's 'Musica Sacra' at the Auckland Town Hall tomorrow night.
        Radio NZ
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