Definition of the German term Contratenor in music:
- contratenor (third voice part in 14th to 15th century polyphony added to the original two-part structure)
Plural
ContratenoreContratenöre
Variants
KontratenorContra-TenorKontra-Tenor
German musical terms related to Contratenor:
- Alt – contralto (the lowest female voice type with an ap...
- Altist – male singer (often a boy) able to sing soprano par...
- Altistin – contralto (female voice type, with an approximate ...
- Bariton – baritone (male voice type pitched between tenor an...
- Bass – bass (the lowest male voice type with an approxima...
- Countertenor – countertenor (the highest male voice type with an ...
- Halbsopran – mezzo-soprano (female voice type pitched between s...
- Kontertenor – countertenor (the highest male voice type with an ...
- Kontra – double (as in, for example, "Kontra-Bass", meaning...
- Mezzosopran – mezzo-soprano (female voice type pitched between s...
- Sopran – soprano (the highest female voice type with an app...
- Sopranistin – soprano (the highest female voice type with an app...
- Tenor – tenor (the highest standard male voice type with a...
