Difference between Countertenor and Alto

What is the difference between Countertenor and Alto?

Countertenor as a noun is (older) a part or section performing a countermelody against the tenor or main part while Alto as a noun is musical part or section higher than tenor and lower than soprano. originally called contratenor altus, high countertenor, the part that performed a countermelody above the tenor or main melody.

Countertenor

Part of speech: noun

Definition: (Older) a part or section performing a countermelody against the tenor or main part adult male singer who uses head tone or falsetto to sing far higher than the typical male vocal range

Alto

Part of speech: noun

Definition: musical part or section higher than tenor and lower than soprano. Originally called contratenor altus, high countertenor, the part that performed a countermelody above the tenor or main melody.person or instrument that performs the alto part

Example sentence: The first real concert, other than going with my dad to see Three Dog Night, was Smashing Pumpkins and Garbage. I was fourteen or fifteen. I liked Shirley Manson because she reminded me of Annie Lennox. They both have these deep, sexy, powerful alto voices.

We hope you now know whether to use Countertenor or Alto in your sentence.

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