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From:  thomas mark montgomery <thomas8@t...>
thomas mark montgomery <thomas8@t...>
Date:  Sat Mar 17, 2001  1:21 pm
Subject:  Re: [vocalist] Choir Altos Solo Altos WAS: Contraltos or Altos?



I haven't done any reading on this subject in years, but I distinctly
remember that there were soprano castrati (both primo and secondo) and
alto castrati.

Mark Montgomery

> It is unlikely that castrati sang alto parts in all-male choirs,
> though they probably could have.



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