haute-contre

English

Etymology

From French haute-contre.

Noun

haute-contre (plural hautes-contre)

  1. (baroque music jargon) The highest of the male modal voices (i.e. not a countertenor); it is lower than the female contralto and higher than the tenor.

French

Etymology

From haute +‎ contre.

Noun

haute-contre m or f (plural hautes-contre)

  1. (baroque music jargon) The highest of the male modal voices

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