Hi folks,
I guess I haven't posted to this temporary list... I'm just reading a little story about the beginnings of modern countertenors... which says "Alfred Deller (in 1940s) demonstrated how the alto parts in the works of Bach and Handel, customarily given to rich-voiced female contraltos, would sound when sung by the more ethereal countertenor."
This makes me wonder if anybody has studied the spectrograms of countertenors vs. contraltos to see what the differences are... To my ears, countertenors sound warmer and darker and more soothing without the "steel" present in typical female singers, but some countertenors like David Daniels often sound to me almost indistinguishable from female voice.
I guess there are now people quite experienced in using the spectrogram software, so I'd like to hear from them if there's anything standing out if the recordings are compared. I'd greatly appreciate any input.
Best, Sungil _________________________________________________________________________
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