haute-contre

== English == === Etymology === From French haute-contre. === Noun === haute-contre (plural hautes-contre) (baroque music jargon) The highest of the male modal voices (i.e. not a countertenor); it is lower than the female contralto and higher than the tenor. Only specified as a seperate voice part in French Baroque repertoire. == French == === Etymology === From haute +‎ contre. === Pronunciation === === Noun === haute-contre m or f (plural hautes-contre) (baroque music jargon) The highest of the male modal voices. Only specified as a seperate voice part in French Baroque repertoire. === Further reading === “haute-contre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012