oh, duh! billy gilman does not sound at all like a counter-tenor. he
sings up to the D just above tenor high C in what is basically a chest based
mix. he is eleven and his voice has not changed yet. obviously, he sings
differently from the hooty boys' choir soloists as they sing in falsetto.
the latter do sound like junior counter-tenors. so the question remains,
did castrati sing in falsetto or some kind of mix? if they sang in a mix, i
strongly doubt they sounded anything like counter-tenors. and once again, i
find more similarity in timbre between counter-tenors (particularly daniels)
and female opera singers than either one has to billy gilman.
mike
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