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From:  "Tako Oda" <toda@m...>
"Tako Oda" <toda@m...>
Date:  Sat Apr 21, 2001  6:41 pm
Subject:  Re: Who are hautes contre???


chenweijie81@y... wrote:
chenweijie81@y... wrote:
> Why are they rare???I wonder why... .

Whoops, forgot to answer this part...

The haute contre production usually requires a naturally high tenor
voice, which is rare in itself. On top of that, it requires a seemless
break which is difficult to come by (though one can train for it).
Having a very high, light chest voice makes it easier to make the
transition, because the chest and upper voice timbres are more
similar, than if a bass-baritone were trying to do the same thing.

Some hautes contre can't even tell when they switch.

They are especially rare now, because it is not in style in classical
music. Tenors with rich ringing high notes have been the rage for over
a century. Just no demand except in specialized circles like early
music or popular folk genres.

Tako



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