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Alfred Deller Counter Tenor ( BBC 3 15 30 October 2010 )
He sang of Barbara Allen
voice clear as a lute
or glass harmonica,
tuned with cooling wine,
from Cecilia's spring,
perfect pitch and true;
calming like rare tea
drunk in shallow bowls.
the voice higher than
ambition, beyond dreaming,
he sang of Barbara Allen
voice clear as a lute
or glass harmonica,
tuned with cooling wine,
from Cecilia's spring,
perfect pitch and true;
calming like rare tea
drunk in shallow bowls.
the voice higher than
ambition, beyond dreaming,
he sang of Barbara Allen
Published 17th Mar 2016
| Edited 18th Mar 2016
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Anonymous
17th Mar 2016 8:03pm
i love a good tenor and this perfectly describes his voice. well done!
I sang with Alfred's son Mark who was also a counter-tenor , soloist.The counter tenor is an amazing voice .Alfred Deller was responsible for reviving the technique.Counter tenor's have taken over the tenor solo in Carl Orff''s' Carmina Burana' which I soloed as a tenor which placed a different atmosphere on the part,Being a lower voice at its extreme the interpretation was strenuous ( I believe perhaps what Orff wanted). thankyou for calling
Anonymous
17th Mar 2016 11:00pm
Carmina Burana is one of my absolute favorite pieces! How awesome that you had that experience. I have been in the percussion section several times for that piece.
18th Mar 2016 9:07am
It was a wonderful experience. The fiirst note I had to sing is difficult to pitch against the orchestral background. I solved the problem by spending the time before performance with a tuning fork, more I believe to overcome nerves, rather than musical benefit !I have not repeated the experience.As part of the percussion you you also have been well stretched. Thankyou for your interest.
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