[Magdalen] When Tenors attack ....

[James Oppenheimer-Crawford]

There has been some inquiry as to the definition of the word countertenor.

One definition -- totally inaccurate! -- is:

A person who is a tenor, who also has a real job

"Do you want fries with that?" asked the countertenor.


"Countertenor" is a reference to a defensive strategy utilized to foil
attacks involving tenors.

When the tenors came in too early and a minor third off-key, the conductor
launched trumpets and trombones in a countertenor strike.

Extra credit:
Countertenor recorder -- two answers:

(1) Continental Europe: a treble recorder

(2) The Yew-Knighted States: an alto recorder


James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
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