tenor

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Definition

  1. The male voice which has a range of C3 (below Middle C) to G4 (above Middle C). Sub-categories of this range include tenore di forza, tenore robusto and Heldentenor.

    See more about voice in the Appendix.

  2. instrument of that range is said to be a tenor instrument, such as the tenor saxophone and the tenor recorder, etc.

  3. In Medieval music, the tenor was the foundation or sustaining part of a polyphonic composition, and in the late Medieval era and early Renaissance, the tenor generally was the melody part.

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Last Updated: 2016-05-07 00:47:59