voix de tête

Definition of the French term voix de tête in music:

  1. head voice (the highest female vocal register and the male vocal register between chest voice and falsetto)
  2. falsetto (according to some 18th-century writers)
Language
French
Singular
voix de tête
Plural
voix de tête
Abbreviation
Vx. de tête

Related terms

French musical terms related to voix de tête:

  • de – of, from, by, with
  • tête – head (of a note)
  • voix – voice, part