I'm another one with a range between the standard "baritone" and "tenor" -- I say "Barinor" when asked, because it sounds better then "teno-tone".

I've been told that many songs, which today would be arranged SATB - would have (centuries ago) been arranged as counter-tenor,tenor,bass. The person telling me this said it was primarily because women did not normally perform in public - so the high harmonies were provided by the counter-tenor; the melody was normally the tenor and the bass provided accent and depth. That's what I been told, and it makes sense....

MMario