from Linda. >In renaissance music the tenor ("holder") was the voice which was >singing the cantus firmus, the plainsong melody, often in long notes; it >didn't designate any particular range. The expression "contra-tenor" >dates from the same period,
Thank you Linda, you have just supported my arguement. No examples of the period of which you speak are in existance (I assume), so of course it is quite safe to choose the term to describe anything you like because there is no possible way of proving or disproving it. This is an old trick!
Do you hold any reference that purports to prove that current day CTs are identical to those voices used for the purpose you describe in the renaissance period? Reg.
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