(Un)official Countertenor Homepage, The - http://www.medieval.org/emfaq/performers/countertenors.html
Directory of mini biographies of countertenors. Other music links. |
Historical Tenors - http://www.francoisnouvion.net/
Discographies, repertoires, and short biographies of many tenors. |
History of the Tenor Voice - http://www.med.rug.nl/pas/Conf_contrib/Reinders/Reinders_the_way_tenor.htm
Paper from the first international conference on Physiology and Acoustics of Singing (PAS), held in the Netherlands in 2002. |
Special Considerations in the Training of the Bass Singer - http://www.voiceteacher.com/bass_voice.html
Page from VoiceTeacher.com defines differences between basso profundo, basso cantablie (or lyrical bass), and bass-baritone. |
Urban Dictionary: Contralto - http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=contralto
Offers several informal definitions contributed by submitters. |
Voice Definitions and Ranges - http://www.medieval.org/emfaq/misc/voices.html
Explains how the names of polyphonic parts were adapted to identify voice types, with emphasis on the tenor and countertenor. |
Wikipedia: Baritone - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baritone
Defines the singing range as lower than tenor but higher than bass, with subclassifications including lyric, bel canto and dramatic. |
Wikipedia: Soprano - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soprano
Lengthy article describes vocal quality and typical range for subtypes from coloratura to dramatic, with a list of soprano roles in the operatic and musical theater repertoire. |