ALTOS!! - Democratic Underground

tjwmason

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Sun Mar-12-06 03:10 PM
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ALTOS!!

Am I alone in thinking that the sound of a male-alto is pure and utter perfection? Admittedly, it's an entirely 'false' voice in that it's always trained and artificial - but every time I hear a good one I go weak at the knees.

Christophe Dumaux - whom I heard sing Ptolemy in Handel's Giulio Cesare (and instantly fell in love with):

Andreas Scholl - who is just beyond imagination:

Ok this is a copycat - but every word I've written is true.

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FuzzySlippers

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Sun Mar-12-06 03:14 PM
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1. How does a male alto differ from a counter-tenor?

Are they higher or lower?

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tjwmason

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Sun Mar-12-06 03:16 PM
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3. Broadly speaking they're synonyms.

But I thought ALTOS!! made a better copy-cat for a thread called SOPRANOS!!

I know in a choral setting, it is more normal to call them altos. I've known them get fussy about which is used (on both sides) - but in reality one can pick either depending on mood.

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Gormy Cuss

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Sun Mar-12-06 03:14 PM
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2. I still remember college choral concerts with guest countertenors

We in the chorus would love to anticipate the audience reaction the first time the countertenor sang.
:rofl:

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tjwmason

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Sun Mar-12-06 03:17 PM
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4. It is definitely a sound one has to get used to.

People's reactions are very funny when they first encounter it. :rofl:

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