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.