tenor

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tenor

n. adult male singing voice between alto and bass; purport, meaning; character; course

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Tenor

A tenor is a type of classical male singing voice whose vocal range is one of the highest of the male voice types. The tenor's vocal range (in choral music) lies between C₃, the C one octave below middle C, and A₄, the A above middle C. In solo work, this range extends up to C₅, or "tenor high C". The low extreme for tenors is roughly A₂ (two As below middle C). At the highest extreme, some tenors can sing up to two Fs above middle C (F₅). The tenor voice type is generally divided into the leggero tenor, lyric tenor, spinto tenor, dramatic tenor, heldentenor, and tenor buffo or spieltenor.

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tenor

Noun
1. the adult male singing voice above baritone
(synonym) tenor voice
(hypernym) singing voice
2. the pitch range of the highest male voice
(hypernym) high pitch, high frequency
3. an adult male with a tenor voice
(hypernym) singer, vocalist, vocalizer, vocaliser
(hyponym) Caruso, Enrico Caruso
4. pervading note of an utterance; "I could follow the general tenor of his argument"
(synonym) strain
(hypernym) meaning, substance
(hyponym) drift, purport

Adjective
1. (of a musical instrument) intermediate between alto and baritone or bass; "a tenor sax"
(similar) high, high-pitched
(classification) music
2. of or close in range to the highest natural adult male voice; "tenor voice"
(similar) high, high-pitched

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Tenor (der)

nm. tenor, adult male singing voice between alto and bass

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ténor

nm. tenor, adult male singing voice between alto and bass

ténor (m)

adj. tenor, adult male singing voice between alto and bass