What is same as Contra. Formerly used to designate any under part which served for contrast to a principal part, but now used as equivalent to counter tenor called?
counter — (Mus.) Same as Contra. Formerly used to designate any under part which served for contrast to a principal part, but now used as equivalent to counter tenor. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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