chosdad@c... wrote:
> Thanks for your comments Tako. By the way, did you listen to the
> sound clips, and, if so, what did you think of Mr. Levy?
I've always loved altino voices, and enjoyed Mr. Levy's - thanks for
the links!
> I am curious to ask how you would define a tenor altino?
Basically an 'unchanged' voice. The kind of voice you do a double take
on the phone because it sounds like it could be a woman's. You're
right, Jon Anderson is this kind. There are altini who aren't hautes
contre, though, such as the guy from air supply, who uses a typically
tenorish registrational strategy. The 'tenor' for the Nylons is an
altino and a countertenor, but not a hautes contre, because he does
not reconcile the two techniques like Jon Anderson or Michael Jackson
do.
I suspect Yoshikazu Mera and Dominique Visse are altini who are
countertenors, and could probably easily do the haute contre thing if
they chose.
Tako
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