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tessitura Definition

tes·si·tura (tes′i to̵or′ə; It tes′sē to̵̅o̅′rä)

noun pl. tessituras -·ras

Music the register that encompasses most of the notes of a specific composition or part, esp. for the voice; also, a voice in relation to such a register

Etymology: It, lit., texture < L textura, texture

tessitura Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • have: It has a limited tessitura, and cannot really provide bass ' underpinning ' to melodic material.

Adjective modifier

  • high: Moreover, as tenor trombonists developed greater facility in the higher tessitura, the alto was increasingly dismissed as an outmoded upper-register tool.

Browse dictionary entries near tessitura

  1. ‹ Tessin
  2. ‹ tesserae
  3. ‹ tessera
  4. ‹ tessellation
  5. ‹ tessellating
  6. ‹ tessellated
  7. ‹ tessellate
  8. ‹ tesla
  9. ‹ TESL
  10. ‹ terza rima
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