Definition of Contratenors. Meaning of Contratenors. Synonyms of Contratenors

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Definition of Contratenors

Contratenor
Contratenor Con"tra*ten`or, n. [Cf. Counter tenor.] (Mus.) Counter tenor; contralto.

Meaning of Contratenors from wikipedia

- by composers such as Ockeghem and Obrecht, the contratenor split into contratenor altus and contratenor b****us, which were respectively above and below...
- composers of Ockeghem's generation wrote two contratenor parts and designated them as contratenor altus and contratenor b****us; they were respectively higher...
- Cantus firmus melody. Until the late 16th-century introduction of the contratenor singers, the tenor was usually the lowest voice, ****uming the role of...
- in concert, and in liturgical settings. Its prin****l role was as the contratenor part in a dance band. It was also used, along with shawms, in bands sponsored...
- continuation, continuative, continue, continuity, continuous, continuum, contratenor, countenance, detain, detainder, detainee, detainer, detainment, detention...
- of the Chigi codex, showing the Kyrie of Ockeghem's Missa Ecce ancilla Domini. Cantus and tenor are on the left page, contratenor and b****us on right....
- fert / Neuma Impudenter circuivi / Virtutibus / Contratenor / Tenor O canenda / Rex quem / Contratenor / Rex regum Petre clemens / Lugentium / Tenor Tribum...
- (incompatible) alternatives for the third voice in Or se depart—a triplum and a contratenor (Reaney 2001). The other two ballades are in Dutch (Eer ende lof heb...
- (with text), contratenor, and tenor (without text)—was an older style and atypical of the usual three part—cantus (with text), contratenor and tenor (without...
- is sung by a soprano (today the role is often sung by a male tenor or contratenor) Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro: "Cherubino" is sung by a mezzo-soprano...