ténor – Definition in music

Definition of the French term ténor in music:

tenor (the highest standard male voice type with an approximate range of B2 to G4)
tenor (member of an instrument family with a range between bass and alto)
tenor (the second-lowest part in four-part harmony)

Language

French

Singular

ténor

Plural

ténors

Abbreviation

T.

Alt. abbreviation

Ten.

French musical terms that include ténor:

chalemie ténor – tenor shawm
chalumeau ténor – tenor chalumeau
cor ténor – alto horn (American English), tenor horn (British ...
cornamuse ténor – tenor cornamuse (double reed wind instrument)
flûte à bec ténor – tenor recorder (recorder whose lowest note is C4)
flûte douce ténor – tenor recorder (recorder whose lowest note is C4)
guitare ténor – tenor guitar
sarrussophone ténor – tenor sarrusophone
saxhorn ténor – alto saxhorn (equivalent to the modern tenor horn,...
saxophone ténor – tenor saxophone
saxophone ténor en Si♭ – tenor saxophone in B-flat
saxophone ténor en Ut – melody saxophone (tenor saxophone in C)
sheng ténor – tenor sheng
ténor léger – literally "light tenor" (operatic tenor voice capa...
ténor lirico-spinto – spinto tenor (operatic tenor voice with a stronger...
ténor lyrique – lyric tenor (operatic tenor voice with a range bet...
ténor solo – tenor solo...
ténor spinto – spinto tenor (operatic tenor voice with a stronger...
ténor-bouffe – comic tenor (operatic tenor voice used for humorou...
tournebout ténor – tenor crumhorn
trombone ténor – tenor trombone
trompette ténor – tenor trumpet
tuba ténor – euphonium
viole de gambe ténor – tenor viol (tenor viola da gamba)
viole-ténor – viole-ténor (string instrument)

Music scores that include ténor:

Camille Saint-Saëns: Oratorio de Noël (1858) Page 5
Gabriel Fauré: Madrigal (1883) Page 1
Gabriel Fauré: Pavane (1887) Page 1
Hector Berlioz: Grande messe des morts (1837) Page 1
Hector Berlioz: Vox populi (1849) Page 1

French musical terms related to ténor:

alto – viola (string instrument)...
baryton – baritone (male voice type pitched between tenor an...
basse – bass (the lowest male voice type with an approxima...
contralto – contralto (the lowest female voice type with an ap...
contreténor – countertenor (the highest male voice type with an ...
mezzo-soprano – mezzo-soprano (female voice type pitched between s...
soprano – soprano (the highest female voice type with an app...