haute-contre
Definition of the French term haute-contre in music:
- alto part (in an instrumental ensemble)
- alto viola
- haute-contre (male alto or very high tenor mainly singing in modal register rather than in falsetto)
Language
French
Singular
haute-contre
Plural
hautes-contres
Variant
haut-contre
Abbreviation
H-c.
Alt. abbreviation
Hte contre
Musical examples
Music scores that include haute-contre:
- Claude Le Jeune: D'une coline m'y proumenant (1603) Page 5
- Gilles Jullien: Motet de Sainte Cécile (1690) Page 1
- Jean-Philippe Rameau: Castor et Pollux (1737) Page 1
Related terms
French musical terms related to haute-contre:
- contre – against, opposite to (often used in combination wi...