Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Illustrations vi
4. Preface: A Declaration of Disinterest vii
5. Acknowledgements x
6. Chapter 1 The Discovery of Alfred Deller 1
7. Extempore 1 An Inartistic Trick: Physiology and Terminology 6
8. Chapter 2 The Ancient World to the Middle Ages 12
9. Extempore 2 A Famine in Tenors: The Historically Developing Human Larynx 38
10. Chapter 3 Renaissance Europe 45
11. Extempore 3 Are We Too Loud? The Impact of Volume on Singing Styles 66
12. Chapter 4 Late Medieval and Renaissance England 71
13. Extempore 4 Reserved Spaniards: Cultural Stereotypes and the High Male Voice 90
14. Chapter 5 Baroque Europe 96
15. Extempore 5 Into Man’s Estate: Changing Boys’ Voices and Nascent Falsettists 123
16. Chapter 6 Baroque England 130
17. Extempore 6 A Musicological Red Herring: The Etymology of the Counter-Tenor 144
18. Chapter 7 The Nineteenth Century 149
19. Extempore 7 The Bearded Lady: Gender Identity and Falsetto 182
20. Chapter 8 The Early Twentieth Century 186
21. Extempore 8 The Angel’s Voice: Falsetto in Popular Music 201
22. Chapter 9 The Modern Counter-Tenor 206
23. Bibliography 224
24. Index 237