tessituras

Variant of tessitura

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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