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Singer in bar, one over in centre of Montreux
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countertenor
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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 ...
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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 ]
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.