tenor
Definition of the Latin term tenor in music:
- tenor
Language
Latin
Singular
tenor
Plural
tenores
Combinations
Latin musical terms that include tenor:
- contratenor – contratenor (the third part added to the duality o...
- contratenor altus – alto (the part below the top part and over the ten...
- contratenor bassus – bass (the lowest part in instrumental or vocal pol...
Musical examples
Music scores that include tenor:
- Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Missa Jam Christus astra ascenderat (1590) Page 1
- Hans Leo Hassler: Sacri concentus: Concerti a 12 voci (1601) Page 1