- this date in
Italian church choirs,
replacing both
falsettists and trebles; the last
soprano falsettist singing in Rome, Juan [Johannes de] San[c]tos (a...
- is not clear. It
seems likely that the
Spanish tradition of
soprano falsettists may have
hidden castrati. Much of
Spain was
under Muslim rulers during...
-
Italian composer and
singer of the
early Baroque era. He was a
virtuoso falsettist, and one of the most
enthusiastic composers of the new
style of monody...
- the
descendants of the
contratenors alti of
medieval polyphony) or a
falsettist. It
seems that
throughout his
career he used both. However,
purely for...
- It is not
clear what sort of alto
singer (boy contralto?
adult male
falsettist? high tenor?)
might have been the
intended or
actual first performer of...
- name Jefferson, is a
British singer. His
musical career began as the
falsettist lead
singer and
rhythm guitarist of The Rockin'
Berries in 1961, which...
- for the
anomaly of this name is to be
found not in the use of
adult falsettists in
choirs of men and boys but
further back in
innovations in composition...
- surprises" and said that the song "capitalizes on both singers'
skills as
falsettists".
DeVille described the song as "maniacally catchy" and
thought it musically...
- is
styled an '"artificial" contralto' (namely, a non-castrated male
falsettist) in
Rodolfo Celletti, La
grana della voce. Opere,
direttori e cantanti...
-
songs for
tenors as he was
opposed to the
practice of
castrati or male
falsettists singing male
parts in cantatas. In the
preface to his collection, Primo...
