tenore

Definition of the Italian term tenore 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

Italian

Singular

tenore

Plural

tenori

Abbreviation

T.

Alt. abbreviation

Ten.

Italian musical terms that include tenore:

chalumeau tenore – tenor chalumeau
chiave di tenore – tenor clef (C-clef placing C4 on the fourth line o...
chitarra tenore – tenor guitar
ciaramella tenore – tenor shawm
flauto a becco tenore – tenor recorder (recorder whose lowest note is C4)
flauto diritto tenore – tenor recorder (recorder whose lowest note is C4)
flauto dolce tenore – tenor recorder (recorder whose lowest note is C4)
flauto tenore – flûte d'amour (wind instrument)
flicorno tenore – tenor saxhorn (similar to the modern baritone horn...
flicorno tenore in Si♭ – tenor saxhorn in B-flat (similar to the modern bar...
mezzo-tenore – baritone voice with the timbre of a tenor
sarrusofono tenore – tenor sarrusophone
sassofono tenore – tenor saxophone
sassofono tenore in Si♭ – tenor saxophone in B-flat
sheng tenore – tenor sheng
tenore acuto – high tenor
tenore altino – haute-contre (male alto or very high tenor mainly ...
tenore buffo – comic tenor (operatic tenor voice used for humorou...
tenore contraltino – haute-contre (male alto or very high tenor mainly ...
tenore di forza – literally "tenor of force"...
tenore di grazia – literally "graceful tenor"...
tenore drammatico – literally "dramatic tenor"...
tenore eroico – heroic tenor (the Italian version of the tenor voi...
tenore leggero – literally "light tenor"...
tenore lirico – lyric tenor (operatic tenor voice with a range bet...
tenore lirico spinto – spinto soprano (operatic soprano voice with a stro...
tenore ripieno – tenor vocal part added to the main vocal parts to ...
tenore robusto – literally "robust tenor"...
tenore spinto – literally "pushed tenor"...
tromba tenore – tenor trumpet
trombone tenore – tenor trombone
trombone tenore in Si♭ – tenor trombone in B-flat
tuba tenore – euphonium (brass instrument)
viola da gamba tenore – tenor viol (tenor viola da gamba)
viola tenore – tenor viola (extinct member of the violin family)...
voce di tenore – tenor voice

Music scores that include tenore:

Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria in D major (1716) Page 1
Haydn: The Creation (1796‑1798) Page 1
Johann Sebastian Bach: St Matthew Passion (1736) Page 2
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem in D minor (1791) Page 2

Italian musical terms related to tenore:

altista – (obsolete meaning) alto singer (with an approximat...
alto – viola (string instrument)...
baritono – baritone (male voice type pitched between tenor an...
basso – bass (the lowest male voice type with an approxima...
contraltista – adult male singer able to sing in the alto range
contralto – contralto (the lowest female voice type with an ap...
controtenore – countertenor (the highest male voice type with an ...
mezzosoprano – mezzo-soprano (female voice type pitched between s...
soprano – soprano (the highest female voice type with an app...

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