counter-tenorn.

Forms: Also Middle English cowntur-tenur, 1500s counter tenouer, 1600s conter tenor, 1500s–1700s contratenor n.

Etymology: < obsolete French contre-teneur, obsolete Italian contra-tenore : see counter- prefix 2k and tenor n.¹ II.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: counter-ˈtenor.

Music.

a. A part higher in pitch than the tenor, sung by a high male voice; the alto.

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society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > vocal music > types of song > [noun] > part-song > a part in > counter-tenor

counter-tenor1388

contratenor1552

1388 [see sense 1b].

1502 tr. Ordynarye of Crysten Men (de Worde) v. iv. sig. qq.ii v I understonde by..y^e counter tenoure [of the gloryous melodye of paradyse] y^e ioye & the gladnes of the blessyd men & women of paradyse.

1594 T. Bowes tr. P. de la Primaudaye French Acad. II. 95 They make the voice..small, cleere, and shrill, like to the countertenor.

1631 R. Brathwait Whimzies ii. 13 Now he counterfeits a naturall Base, then a perpetuall Treble, and ends with a Counter-tenure.

1706 A. Bedford Temple Musick ix. 172 This in Musick, signifies the Counter Tenor.

†b. with wordplay on counter n.³ 7 a prison.

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1388 in T. Wright Polit. Poems & Songs (1859) I. 277 Perauenture on ware post sumptum temporis plausus, A cowntur-tenur at Newgat cantabit carcere clausus.

1611 T. Middleton & T. Dekker Roaring Girle sig. G3 Thinke you the Counter cannot breake him?... I'le make him sing a Counter tenor sure.

c. figurative.

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1614 T. Adams Diuells Banket vi. 284 Sometimes the Tenour of Iudgement; sometimes the Counter-tenour of Reproofe.

1768 Ann. Reg. 1767 195 To the unison of which they would not scruple to recite the counter-tenour.

2. A counter-tenor voice.

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society > leisure > the arts > music > performing music > singing > singing voice > [noun] > alto or counter-tenor

altus1597

alto1611

counter-tenor1771

counter1869

1771 T. Smollett Humphry Clinker I. 108 He has got such a clear counter-tenor.

1814 W. Scott Waverley II. xix. 298 If you heard her fine counter-tenor admonishing Kate and Matty in the morning.

1856 S. Novello Voice & Vocal Art 4 In England, a fourth class of male voice is recognized, called alto, or counter-tenor.

1879 J. Hullah in G. Grove Dict. Music I. 58/1 The falsetto counter-tenor..still to be found in cathedral choirs, dates..from the restoration of Charles II.

3. A singer with a counter-tenor voice.

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society > leisure > the arts > music > musician > singer > singer by type of voice > [noun] > alto or counter-tenor

counter-tenor?a1527

contratenor1552

A1740

alto1784

?a1527 in Regulations & Establishm. Househ. Earl of Northumberland (1905) 41 Gentillmen of the Chapell viij Viz. ij Bassys—ij Tenors—and iiij Countertenours.

1623 in E. F. Rimbault Old Cheque-bk. Chapel Royal (1872) 10 John Croker, a conter tenor of Westminster.

1627 in E. F. Rimbault Old Cheque-bk. Chapel Royal (1872) 12 Richard Sandy, a contra tenor of St. Paules.

1711 E. Budgell Spectator No. 116. ⁋3 A most excellent Bass, but..at present he only wanted a Counter-Tenor.

1782 W. Mason Coll. Anthems p. xxxix There was a very fine contratenor in the Royal Chapel.

1966 Musical Opinion Aug. 661/1 Purcell..is thought to have been a counter-tenor himself.

†4. Name of the fourth string of the bass-viol.

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society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > stringed instruments > bowable instrument > [noun] > viol > bass-viol > specific strings of

great mean1574

counter-tenor1654

gamut string1654

1654 J. Playford Breefe Introd. Skill Musick 29 The Basse Violl..hath six strings..the first is called the Treble..the fourth the Countertenor.

5. attributive.

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society > leisure > the arts > music > performing music > singing > singing voice > [adjective] > counter-tenor

counter-tenor1598

alto1724

1598 R. Barnfield Encomion Lady Pecunia iii. sig. A4^v I would not sing the Counter-tenor part.

a1672 A. Wood Life (1848) 67 Mr. Ellis would take up a counter-tenor viol, and play.

1759 Ann. Reg. 1758 279 A counter-tenor voice.

1806 J. W. Callcott Musical Gram. 9 When the C Clef is placed so that the two cross strokes enclose the middle Line, it is called the Counter Tenor or Viola Clef.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	counter-tenor
释义	counter-tenorn. Forms: Also Middle English cowntur-tenur, 1500s counter tenouer, 1600s conter tenor, 1500s–1700s contratenor n. Etymology: < obsolete French contre-teneur, obsolete Italian contra-tenore : see counter- prefix 2k and tenor n.¹ II.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: counter-ˈtenor. Music. 1. a. A part higher in pitch than the tenor, sung by a high male voice; the alto. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > vocal music > types of song > [noun] > part-song > a part in > counter-tenor counter-tenor1388 contratenor1552 1388 [see sense 1b]. 1502 tr. Ordynarye of Crysten Men (de Worde) v. iv. sig. qq.ii v I understonde by..y^e counter tenoure [of the gloryous melodye of paradyse] y^e ioye & the gladnes of the blessyd men & women of paradyse. 1594 T. Bowes tr. P. de la Primaudaye French Acad. II. 95 They make the voice..small, cleere, and shrill, like to the countertenor. 1631 R. Brathwait Whimzies ii. 13 Now he counterfeits a naturall Base, then a perpetuall Treble, and ends with a Counter-tenure. 1706 A. Bedford Temple Musick ix. 172 This in Musick, signifies the Counter Tenor. †b. with wordplay on counter n.³ 7 a prison. ΚΠ 1388 in T. Wright Polit. Poems & Songs (1859) I. 277 Perauenture on ware post sumptum temporis plausus, A cowntur-tenur at Newgat cantabit carcere clausus. 1611 T. Middleton & T. Dekker Roaring Girle sig. G3 Thinke you the Counter cannot breake him?... I'le make him sing a Counter tenor sure. c. figurative. ΚΠ 1614 T. Adams Diuells Banket vi. 284 Sometimes the Tenour of Iudgement; sometimes the Counter-tenour of Reproofe. 1768 Ann. Reg. 1767 195 To the unison of which they would not scruple to recite the counter-tenour. 2. A counter-tenor voice. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > performing music > singing > singing voice > [noun] > alto or counter-tenor altus1597 alto1611 counter-tenor1771 counter1869 1771 T. Smollett Humphry Clinker I. 108 He has got such a clear counter-tenor. 1814 W. Scott Waverley II. xix. 298 If you heard her fine counter-tenor admonishing Kate and Matty in the morning. View more context for this quotation 1856 S. Novello Voice & Vocal Art 4 In England, a fourth class of male voice is recognized, called alto, or counter-tenor. 1879 J. Hullah in G. Grove Dict. Music I. 58/1 The falsetto counter-tenor..still to be found in cathedral choirs, dates..from the restoration of Charles II. 3. A singer with a counter-tenor voice. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musician > singer > singer by type of voice > [noun] > alto or counter-tenor counter-tenor?a1527 contratenor1552 A1740 alto1784 ?a1527 in Regulations & Establishm. Househ. Earl of Northumberland (1905) 41 Gentillmen of the Chapell viij Viz. ij Bassys—ij Tenors—and iiij Countertenours. 1623 in E. F. Rimbault Old Cheque-bk. Chapel Royal (1872) 10 John Croker, a conter tenor of Westminster. 1627 in E. F. Rimbault Old Cheque-bk. Chapel Royal (1872) 12 Richard Sandy, a contra tenor of St. Paules. 1711 E. Budgell Spectator No. 116. ⁋3 A most excellent Bass, but..at present he only wanted a Counter-Tenor. 1782 W. Mason Coll. Anthems p. xxxix There was a very fine contratenor in the Royal Chapel. 1966 Musical Opinion Aug. 661/1 Purcell..is thought to have been a counter-tenor himself. †4. Name of the fourth string of the bass-viol. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > stringed instruments > bowable instrument > [noun] > viol > bass-viol > specific strings of great mean1574 counter-tenor1654 gamut string1654 1654 J. Playford Breefe Introd. Skill Musick 29 The Basse Violl..hath six strings..the first is called the Treble..the fourth the Countertenor. 5. attributive. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > performing music > singing > singing voice > [adjective] > counter-tenor counter-tenor1598 alto1724 1598 R. Barnfield Encomion Lady Pecunia iii. sig. A4^v I would not sing the Counter-tenor part. a1672 A. Wood Life (1848) 67 Mr. Ellis would take up a counter-tenor viol, and play. 1759 Ann. Reg. 1758 279 A counter-tenor voice. 1806 J. W. Callcott Musical Gram. 9 When the C Clef is placed so that the two cross strokes enclose the middle Line, it is called the Counter Tenor or Viola Clef. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1388
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