English Explanatory Dictionary

haute-contre

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The highest of the male modal voices (i.e. not a countertenor); it is lower than the female contralto and higher than the tenor. Only specified as a seperate voice part in French Baroque repertoire.

Word forms

haute-contre hautes-contre

Etymology

From French haute-contre.

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