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Meanings of countertenor in English
Voice type.
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Of or being the highest male voice; having a range above that of tenor.
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Examples for "angelical"
Examples for "angelical"
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Darr, in the angelical tongue, is the true name of the stone.'
2
I don't understand your angelical, diabolical, incomprehensible sex: who on earth can?
3
The angelical beauty of a virgin mind and person captivated him, by contrast.
4
He advanced, and bowed gravely, while an angelical smile played upon his lips.
5
That plan is military and Christian and civilized and human and angelical and tancy-crumptious.
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The counter-tenor parts in European church-music were originally written for boys' voices.
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No counter-tenor at the Italian Opera ever sang as I shall!
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It is sung in the heart-breakingly beautiful voice of German counter-tenor Andreas Scholl.
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He is a counter-tenor, and performs the parts of a lover.
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The world famous German counter-tenor performs with Auckland's 'Musica Sacra' at the Auckland Town Hall tomorrow night.
Usage of countertenor in English
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Now the countertenor cry of Casimir Radon rode in above the tumult.
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Facebook Twitter Pinterest 'Perched above the action is a shaman, sung by countertenor Andrew Watts'.
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Writer spoke with the Consul, an instrument maker named Carl Fudge, and with countertenor Earnest Murphy.
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It will suit Jigg sie's queer little countertenor.
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In one way it's clear what a countertenor is: it's a man who sings like a woman.
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In 2019, he released a video about how he pairs breakdancing with his career as a countertenor.
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A countertenor is a man singing falsetto.
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He had a countertenor voice that was equally at home with the slightest of pop tunes or opera.
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For all its adaptability to "historical" music, Chance says, the countertenor voice is not a historical voice.
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Vega is a revelation, not just for the range of her acting, but because of her extraordinary countertenor voice.
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The Australian countertenor says sometimes it's about being really tough and seeing who has the grit to make the cut.
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Australian countertenor and mezzo soprano singing the roles of Xerxes and Romida in NZ Opera's production of Handel's ' Xerxes'.
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When I ask Iestyn Davies what exactly a countertenor is, he refers first of all to the cathedral tradition before elaborating.
14
French countertenor Philippe Jaroussky has an angelic voice and his version of the Italian lullaby Ninna Nanna will melt any mood.
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But his outburst is even more piercing in that the voice emerging from this tall, beefy Englishman is that of a countertenor.
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For the first time in the contest's 56-year history, a countertenor, 24 year old Stephen Diaz, has made it to the semi-finals.
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Countertenor through the time