Tessitura Definition

tĕsĭ-to͝orə
tessitura
noun
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.
Webster's New World
The prevailing range of a vocal or instrumental part, within which most of the tones lie.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Tessitura

Noun

Singular:
tessitura
Plural:
tessiture

Origin of Tessitura

  • Italian from Latin textūra web, structure texture

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Italian tessitura.

    From Wiktionary

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TTETES

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ARAURA

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