Search for crossword answers and clues
With money, we hear, thwart this singer
Answer for the clue "With money, we hear, thwart this singer ", 12 letters:
countertenor
Alternative clues for the word countertenor
Word definitions for countertenor in dictionaries
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
A countertenor is a type of classical male singing voice whose vocal range is equivalent to that of the female contralto or mezzo-soprano voice types . The countertenor range is generally equivalent to a contralto range, extending from around G to D or ...
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ It was published in Select Songs as a countertenor solo, and it is invariably performed as one. ▪ The contrasting forces, ranging between solo countertenor and lute and full orchestral complement, rivet the attention. ▪ This ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
adj. of or being the highest male voice; having a range above that of tenor [syn: alto ] n. a male singer with a voice above that of a tenor the highest adult male singing voice [syn: alto ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 adult male singer who uses head tone or falsetto to sing far higher than the typical male vocal range 2 male singing voice far higher than the typical male vocal range 3 ''(Older)'' a part or section performing a countermelody against the tenor or ...
Usage examples of countertenor.
He had two baritones, three tenors, a bass, and a countertenor who was much mocked on account of having to sing all the women's parts, and the idea was that each man should expel either a turd or a fart during the crescendos, when they could not be heard above the singing.
Since I moved back here, I’ve never seen so many classical guitarists, so many countertenors, so many little groups tootling away on their recorders every Tuesday night.