What Is a Countertenor? (with pictures) - Musical Expert Countertenor is the uncommonly used term for the male singing voice whose range is quite extreme, from the low tenor notes to the middle notes of the highest soprano voices
What is a countertenor? And how do you sing falsetto? We asked the . . . Iestyn Davies is one of today’s most in-demand singers And unusually for a top opera star, he’s a countertenor We spoke to him about his unusual voice type in a beautiful 18th-century house in Spitalfields First things first: what is a countertenor?
What Is Countertenor? - thesingerscorner. com In singing, countertenor is a classical voice type It’s not as common as the other voice types, but it can sound just as good Keep reading to learn more about this high male singing voice and determine if your voice is a countertenor The countertenor voice is the highest male voice type out there
Countertenor Explained Countertenor Explained A countertenor (also contra tenor) is a type of classical male singing voice whose vocal range is equivalent to that of the female contralto or mezzo-soprano voice types, generally extending from around G 3 to D 5 or E 5, although a sopranist (a specific kind of countertenor) may match the soprano's range of around C 4
The Classical Countertenor Information Page on Classic Cat A countertenor is a male singing voice whose vocal range is equivalent to that of a contralto, mezzo-soprano, or (less frequently) a soprano, usually through use of falsetto, or far more rarely the normal or modal voice A pre-pubescent male who has this ability is called a treble
The Truth About Countertenors - Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra Chorale While countertenors have been used for alto parts in all-male church choirs since at least the seventeenth century, the solo countertenor is a relatively new arrival in modern performances of opera and oratorio
Elbphilharmonie Explains: Countertenor But countertenors (also known as male contralto) like Alex Potter or Philippe Jaroussky are increasingly being chosen for castrato parts They employ a special singing technique: instead of the normal chest voice, they use their head voice, also referred to as falsetto
What Is A Countertenor? - Serenade Very simply put, countertenors are singers that usually cover the vocal range of a female alto or mezzo soprano The whooping of an excited crowd at a sports event when a team scores a goal is the vocal production that modern ‘falsettist’ countertenors use to sing
Countertenor | Classical Music, Baroque Era, Castrati | Britannica Countertenor, in music, adult male alto voice, either natural or falsetto In England the word generally refers to a falsetto alto rather than a high tenor Some writers reserve the term countertenor for a naturally produced voice, terming the falsetto voice a male alto