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	The Counter Tenor
		I have had the experience of playing a recording of a counter tenor and having the person immediately say, "that is a counter!" Often this is spoken in not such a flattering fashion because the underlying subtext is that the sound is ugly or unattractive.
		True, some counter tenors have not found their beauty of tone and the sound is not quite what I would call complete or a finished or a marketable product.
		He was exactly correct and the counter tenor is facing a huge trap in the vocal arena because there is often a fear of not being heard or that the voice is too small.
	www.voiceteacher.com /counter_Tenor.html (3063 words)

	The Music Show - 01/03/2003: Andreas Scholl
		I think that’s something we will discover in the near future, the counter tenor itself, because the voice itself was so exotic in the beginning, so you were a counter tenor, but if you apply for a position in an opera house, they say I am a soprano.
		Andreas Scholl: Counter tenors that have recorded lieder and have recorded later repertoirewell, so far I haven’t done that, but I teach in Basle, a small class there, I have four students, and one of them is a baritone, and I do lots of Schubert songs with him, Winterreise.
		It’s not the repertoire that people would expect to be sung by a counter tenor but so far we don’t have the style police that will fine me for saying that in concert; it’s up to the audience to come or not come if I should ever decide to do that in a concert.
	www.abc.net.au /rn/music/mshow/s812939.htm (1676 words)

	Male High Voices Recorded in the Forgotten Decades
		The counter tenor, otherwise known as the alto, appears to be a vocal family of three, with minor subdivisions.
		Oakland is a favorite among Edison artists and is one of the foremost counter tenors now before the public...." The phraseology on this leaflet seems to be additional evidence that use of the high solo male voice was far from rare.
		Until and during the 18th century, the various members of the counter tenor family, plus of course the amazing castrati, were all active, and much in demand at the same time.
	www.radix.net /~dalila/singers/CT/counter-chime.html (1668 words)

	You are now on TENOR TERRITORY... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Counter Tenors are men who sing in their falsettos, usually for comic emphasis.
		Tenors 1 and 2 follow in being the highest voices for men.
		Tenor 1s tend to be more counter tenor-ish, but that basically the only difference between tenors 1 and 2.
	www.angelfire.com /tn/spartagus/tenors.html (69 words)

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		The reason for this is that the harmonies sound the tightest and blend the best when the bass, barry and tenor are together with the solo on top.
		Every once in a while, the bass or the tenor will have a solo, or parts of a solo, but when they do, the background isn't as strong.
		When the tenor solos, the group loses the high end, forcing the group to lose the shimmer that the tenor creates.
	www.angelfire.com /boybands/NsyncCuties/whyjcjustinsinglead.html (751 words)

	Telegraph \| Arts \| Voice of the counter revolution
		By the Sixties, however, the counter-tenor was being taken seriously as an expressive instrument - Britten, for one, wrote some marvellous new music for it, and singers such as James Bowman began to cultivate a richer, fuller timbre that proved that it could convey more than just a frisson of other-worldliness or olde-worlde melancholy.
		There were also abstruse physiological arguments about whether a counter-tenor was simply a tenor singing higher than normal or whether he was essentially a fake soprano, employing a falsetto (however that term might be defined).
		With encouragement from his teacher, the tenor George Shirley, he began to cultivate the facility, and in 1994 made his professional debut as a fully-fledged counter-tenor.
	www.portal.telegraph.co.uk /arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2002/01/08/bmrup08.xml&sSheet=/arts/2002/01/08/ixartsright_020108.html (886 words)

	Musicpro's Countertenor Web-Page
		The difference between a high tenor and a countertenor is that a countertenor's central voice is that of either an alto or a soprano and the high tenor's central voice is that of either a tenor 1 or a tenor 2.
		High tenors and Type 1 countertenors don't have to use falsetto in order to sing in the alto or soprano range, while Type 2 countertenors have to use falsetto in order to sing in that range.
		A tenor 2 is harassed sometimes, a tenor 1 is harassed more often, a high-tenor is harassed a lot, and a countertenor is harassed most of the time.
	members.fortunecity.com /hightenor/main.html (884 words)

	bass (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Like the contralto, who by muscular adjustments within the larynx can sing the low sounds in her bottom register, the counter tenor can produce an extra high, slightly hooty tone that is described as falsetto.
		In earlier times, the high head tones of an ordinary tenor voice came to be miscalled "falsetto," but these are not produced in the same way leaving the term inaccurate and misleading.
		The counter tenor had reinforced and strengthened his falsetto register to such an extent that he sings in this register all the time.
	www.arts.arizona.edu /tenore/vocalclassification/countertenor.html (156 words)

	Elizabeth Holland, 'Henry Purcell's Dido and Aeneas: A Strategy for Historically-Informed Role-Allocation in the ...
		The idea of a tenor Sailor is substantiated in the Academy Manuscripts where the role is printed in the tenor clef, and the suggestion that this is a male role is again backed up by the 1700 production, an engraving of which shows John Wiltshire (who also played the Sorceress) playing the Sailor.
		The problem with the use of the tenor voice is that the Sailor's range of c'-g'', translated down an octave, is slightly lower than Purcell's usual tenor range.
		The role of Aeneas was assigned in the twentieth century both to tenors and baritones, and since it is a 'heroic' role, and appears in all the manuscripts in tenor clef, it is unlikely that it was originally intended as a 'breeches' role.
	www.bpmonline.org.uk /bpm5-strategy.html (3522 words)

	tenor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Tenor Audio tube amplifiers belong to a very special class recognized by many audiophiles as the royal road to amplification...
		Howard Haskin is the quintessential dramatic tenor of his generation, internationally recognized as much for his "extrovert dramatic presentation" as his "ringing, lustrous" tenor voice.
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	www.theindustryyellowpages.com /th/tenor.htm (2789 words)

	BBC - Singer of the World in Cardiff 2003 2003 - BBC - Singer of the World in Cardiff 2003 - Graeme Kay's Concert ...
		Romanian tenor Cosmin Ifrim has a hard act to follow: his compatriot Marius Brenciu made history in the 2001 Competition by becoming the first singer ever to carry off both the main and song prizes.
		Cosmin concluded with the tenor aria to cap all tenor arias Toni's song of joy when he learns he can marry the daughter of the regiment in Donizetti's opera of that name; the high Cs were solidly in place.
		This may not be the greatest or most profound music in the world, but Cosmin was a confident exponent of it and delivered handsome entertainment to the audience.
	www.bbc.co.uk /wales/singeroftheworld03/diary/graeme23_concert.shtml (1073 words)

	David Daniels, counter-tenor and Martin Katz, piano: Youth Club notes - Vancouver Recital Society
		He began singing as a boy soprano, gradually emerging as a tenor.
		It is a particular way of vocal production that is used by tenors to sing high notes and is the method countertenors use for singing all their notes.
		Everyone's singing voice is unique, but perhaps the voice of a countertenor is more remarkable because to hear a male voice singing so high is unusual.
	www.vanrecital.com /events/concert_notes.cfm?concertid=6&type=youth (1815 words)

	Countertenor Technique (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The falsetto is not a naturally produced voice.
		All falsettists have a speaking voice which ranges from tenor to bass, and usually lies approximately an octave below their singing voice.
		Often, the root bass or baritone voice will be used discreetly (or less so) to get notes at or below the bottom of this tessitura.
	www.countertenor.demon.co.uk /ct/cttechnique.html (602 words)

	The (Un)official Countertenor Homepage
		They are high tenors, typically with light voices, who have virtually no registers or "breaks" in their voices.
		Sabella is one who began as a tenor and made the late switch to countertenor; it seems to have been a good decision.
		He's truly a high tenor, but his range and timbre suitable for "haute-contre" parts, and he is sometimes billed as "countertenor".
	www.medieval.org /emfaq/performers/countertenors.html (10300 words)

	Polskie Radio Program 2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Until March 1992 Daniels thought he was a tenor.
		As the son of two South Carolina singers, he had trained for it for years, first at the Cincinnati conservatoire - "just the best in the country, bar none" - and then at the University of Michigan with George Shirley, a memorable Pelléas and Loge at Covent Garden 20 years ago.
		In the Second Canticle, Abraham and Isaac, the two men sing the parts of father and son, and Daniels laughs as he pictures himself and Bostridge together.
	www.radio.com.pl /dwojka/forum.asp?t=8665&an=36394&a=so (3417 words)

	Countertenor Index Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Still, the definition I prefer is that a countertenor is a man who uses either falsetto or, rarely, a naturally light and heady tenor voice to sing in the alto range.
		The term was revived and used exclusively for falsetto singing by Alfred Deller in the 1940s; then Russell Oberlin, whose technique seemed to be that of a high lyric tenor, also used the term.
		The best evidence I have up to now is that the parish church he worked for had no proper altos, so he did indeed have to use his first tenors...
	www.countertenor.demon.co.uk /ct/ctindex.html (414 words)

	BOYCE David's Lamentation over Saul and Jonathan [CF]: Classical CD Reviews- April 2001 MusicWeb(UK) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The inevitability of Handel's influence (this is Messiah time and Dublin too) is felt in the tenor aria 'How cou'd Conscience hush her Stings'.
		You will need to follow the text as clarity of diction is far from satisfactory but the chorus blends splendidly, and, as authenticity demands, there's not a female voice anywhere among either soloists or choir.
		The aria 'On Thee, Mount Gilboa' is vocally an improvement in this form for tenor on the earlier version for counter-tenor, although the omission of flutes in the later version becomes a cause for regret.
	www.musicweb-international.com /classrev/2001/Apr01/boyce.htm (416 words)

	Messiah by G. F. Handel available at Warwickmusic.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Aria (tenor) - Ev’ry valley shall be exalted 3.28
		Aria (tenor) - But thou didst not leave his soul in hell 2.20
		Duet (counter-tenor, tenor) - O death, where is thy sting?
	www.warwickmusic.com /AddToCart.asp?id=1141&catid=9&subid=18 (556 words)

	Livid's Lividict - Counter tenor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Formerly used to designate any under part which served for contrast to a principal part, but now used as equivalent to {counter tenor}.
		From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Counter tenor \Coun"ter ten`or\ (t?n`?r).
		2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Counter tenor \Coun"ter ten`or\ (t?n`?r).
	livid.3322.org /lookup/Counter%20tenor.html (383 words)

	Part
		Pilgrimage-Song (Psalm 121) for male-voice (tenor or baritone) and string quartet (1984)
		"Stabat Mater" for soprano, counter-tenor, tenor, violin, viola and cello (1985)
		"Summa" for soprano, counter-tenor, tenor and baritone (1978- 1990)
	home.wanadoo.nl /ovar/part.htm (512 words)

	DISCOGRAPHY of Jeffrey Thomas, tenor
		Julianne Baird, soprano; Drew Minter, counter-tenor; Jeffrey Thomas, tenor; Jan Opalach, bass / The Bach Ensemble; Joshua Rifkin, director / DECCA L’OISEAU-LYRE 417 616-2 (1987)
		Jane Bryden, soprano; Drew Minter, counter-tenor; Jeffrey Thomas, tenor; Jan Opalach, bass / The Bach Ensemble; Joshua Rifkin, director / DECCA L’OISEAU-LYRE 417 250-2 (1986)
		Lorraine Hunt, soprano; Janet Williams, soprano; Patricia Spence, mezzo-soprano; Drew Minter, counter-tenor; Jeffrey Thomas, tenor; William Parker, bass-baritone / Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra; Nicholas McGegan, conductor / HARMONIA MUNDI HMU 907050.52 (1991)
	www.americanbach.org /JTtenordiscography.htm (344 words)

	ArkivMusic \| Britten: The Canticles / Bostridge, Daniels, Drake, Et Al
		Ian Bostridge again proves why he's arguably today's numero uno tenor in non-operatic song repertoire (not to take anything away from his notable presence on the opera stage), delivering incisive interpretations of exquisite versatility, lyricism, dynamic force, and irresistible emotional power.
		Since they were written over a period of 30 years, listeners also will find the Canticles fascinating for their innumerable stylistic and thematic references to other Britten compositions, from the famous Serenade for tenor, horn, and strings, to operas such as Billy Budd or the cantata Rejoice in the Lamb.
		The disc is filled out with seven of Britten's delightfully inventive folksong arrangements, with Maltman singing The Plough Boy, The Salley Gardens, and The foggy, foggy dew, Daniels taking There's none to soothe and O Waly, Waly, and Bostridge finishing with The Ash Grove and Greensleeves.
	www.arkivmusic.com /classical/album.jsp?album_id=59688 (559 words)

	High and Mighty: Counter-Tenors (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		A case in point is Jochen Kowalski, a German singer whose series of CD recordings for Capriccio has been capped recently with a performance of Schumann's song cycle, A Poet's Love (Capriccio CD 10 359).
		Intended for tenor voice, the romantic "Dichterliebe" texts by Heine translate curiously well for higher voice.
		Kowalski trips up when he tries to get a bit too popular, as in another Capriccio release, Plaisir d'amour, in which he sings clichéd salon music (CD 10 324).
	www.radix.net /~dalila/singers/CT/counter-mighty.html (541 words)

	icNewcastle - Performances full of passion (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		To lovers of vocal music, it was Jeremy Jackman's face that was known around the world as a member of the King's Singers.
		Now it's the counter tenor's back that is more familiar to audiences as he pursues a busy international career as a conductor and choral director.
		Jackman is also a much-sought-after director of workshops and summer school courses - and his latest, organised by the North region of the Association of British Choral Directors, will be a Choral Singing Day later this month at Hexham's Queen Elizabeth High School.
	icnewcastle.icnetwork.co.uk /0300entertainment/0600theatre/tm_objectid=16332951%26method=full%26siteid=50081%26headline=performances%2dfull%2dof%2dpassion-name_page.html (998 words)

	VoAv01.n180 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		"held" the melody and was called the "tenor" (latin root meaning hold).
		describe the vocal part that lies between the treble and tenor voices.
		started reintroducing counter tenor roles that have not been properly sung
	www.treble.org /archive/VoAv01.n180.html (3357 words)

	Purcell: Odes, Anthems and Chamber Music. Alfred Deller. CD full info and music samples. Baroque Music Club.
		Alfred Deller, Counter-tenor / April Cantelo, Eileen McLoughlin, Sopranos / Gerald English, Tenor / Owen Grundy, Baritone / Maurice Bevan, Bass / The Deller Consort / Kalmar Orchestra of London
		Alfred Deller, Counter-tenor / Mary Thomas, Honor Sheppard, Sopranos / Robert Tear, Max Worthley, Tenors / Maurice Bevan, Baritone / The Deller Consort / Oriana Concert Orchestra
		Alfred Deller, Counter-tenor / April Cantelo, Soprano / Gerald English, Tenor / Maurice Bevan, Baritone / The Deller Consort / Kalmar Orchestra of London / Walter Bergmann, Harpsichord
	www.baroquecds.com /39Web.html (892 words)

	March 2005 - Roundabout Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Utrecht Oratorio Society, Promenade Orchestra, Utrecht Cathedral Children’s Choir conducted by Johan van de Camp, Robert Overpelt (tenor), Frans Huijts (baritone), Clara de Vries (soprano), José Scholte (contralto), Wiard Witholt (bass), Gert Oost (organ) - Bach’s St Matthew Passion.
		Bachvereniging Choir and Orchestra and St Bavo Haarlem Cathedral Boys’ Choir conducted by Masaaki Suzuki, with Georg Zeppenfeld (Christ/bass), Gerd Türk (Evangelist/tenor), Yukari Nonoshita (soprano), Robin Blaze (counter-tenor), Makoto Sakurada (tenor), Peter Kooij (bass), on March 19 at 14.00.
		While all care is taken to ensure the accuracy of the Calendar, you are advised to check all details with the booking office.
	www.roundabout.nl /2005/03-2005/03-05passion.html (1679 words)

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