Glee

Japanese: glee
Glee

…However, because women were not used in churches, the contratenor altus part was sung by a male falsetto, and in England the singer was called a countertenor. Even today, it is used in a male choral piece called glee because of its unique sound and uniform sound in the chorus. [Chizuru Igata]. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "glee" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…しかし教会では女声が使われなかったため,コントラテノール・アルトゥスの声部は男声のファルセットによって歌われ,イギリスではその歌手をカウンター・テナーと呼んだ。今日でもその独特の響き,合唱における均一的な響きによって,グリーgleeと呼ばれる男性合唱曲で用いられている。【井形 ちづる】。…

※「glee」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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