Explore: Contratenor

by composers such as Ockeghem and Obrecht, the contratenor split into contratenor altus and contratenor bassus, which were respectively above and below

composers of Ockeghem's generation wrote two contratenor parts and designated them as contratenor altus and contratenor bassus; they were respectively higher

fert / Neuma Impudenter circuivi / Virtutibus / Contratenor / Tenor O canenda / Rex quem / Contratenor / Rex regum Petre clemens / Lugentium / Tenor Tribum

(incompatible) alternatives for the third voice in Or se depart—a triplum and a contratenor (Reaney 2001). The other two ballades are in Dutch (Eer ende lof heb

Cantus firmus melody. Until the late 16th-century introduction of the contratenor singers, the tenor was usually the lowest voice, assuming the role of

(with text), contratenor, and tenor (without text)—was an older style and atypical of the usual three part—cantus (with text), contratenor and tenor (without

in concert, and in liturgical settings. Its principal role was as the contratenor part in a dance band. It was also used, along with shawms, in bands sponsored

original style shines throughout the score.[citation needed] Israeli contratenor David D'Or performed in a stage version at the Israeli National Theater

It sets the popular basse danse tenor La Spagna in long notes with a contratenor in more or less note-against-note motion and a highly decorated fast-moving

is sung by a soprano (today the role is often sung by a male tenor or contratenor) Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro: "Cherubino" is sung by a mezzo-soprano