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noun Music.
1.
an adult male voice or voice part higher than the tenor.
2.
a singer with such a voice; a high tenor.
Also called male alto.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English cownturtenur, apparently < Anglo-French; compare Middle French contreteneur, Old Italian contratenore, equivalent to contra- contra-2 + tenore tenor
1350–1400; Middle English cownturtenur, apparently < Anglo-French; compare Middle French contreteneur, Old Italian contratenore, equivalent to contra- contra-2 + tenore tenor
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Countertenor
is always a great word to know.
So is whole rest. Does it mean:
| rest equivalent in duration to a whole note |
| fundamental tone of a compound tone or of a series of harmonies |
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