boy soprano

collocation in English

meaningsofboyandsoprano

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boy
noun[C]
uk
/bɔɪ/us
/bɔɪ/
a male child or, more generally, a male of ...
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soprano
noun[C]
uk
/səˈprɑː.nəʊ/us
/səˈpræn.oʊ/
a woman or girl with a voice that can sing the ...
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(Definition ofboyandsopranofrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The cornett's tone quality was often described as being close to the human voice, particularly that of aboysoprano.
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He began his musical career as aboysoprano.
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He first appeared in films as aboysopranoin the same year.
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He started as aboysopranoin the choir at the age of 8, and has later sung both tenor and bass.
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Beginning at a young age as aboysoprano, he made several records before moving on to the radio.
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He sang as aboysopranoin the church choir.
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Even untrained, hisboysopranocaught the ear of his school's music teacher early on.
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He is best remembered today for his films, and for the fact that he was aboysoprano.
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He was aboysopranoprodigy, and later made his career as a castrato.
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He began to sing as aboysoprano, moving to tenor as his voice matured.
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In the last movement, aboysopranojoins the soprano.
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He began his career after winning a local talent competition as aboysoprano.
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He trained as aboysoprano, and made his first stage appearances and radio broadcasts as a child.
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As a very young child he was known in his town as aboysopranoand singing prodigy.
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He demonstrated talent early, singing the lead in his junior high school musical while still aboysoprano.
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He recorded on a phonograph cylinder as aboysoprano, and as a teenager started to collect and research the recordings of his childhood and earlier years.
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Bernstein stated explicitly in his writing that the part for countertenor may be sung by either a countertenor or aboysoprano, but never by a woman.
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Choirbooks were generally put on a stand with the smaller boy sopranos in front and the men in back.
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Members of a boys' choir are technically known as "trebles" and often termed boy sopranos, although occasionally some boys sing in the alto range.
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Soon after this boy sopranos and contraltos joined the choir to perform the new polyphonic music.
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