tessitura
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tessitura
- /tɛsɪˈtʊəɹə/
Rhymes with -ʊəɹə
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Borrowed from Italian tessitura. Doublet of texture.
noun tessituras · tessiture
- The most acceptable and comfortable vocal range for a singer or musical instrument; the range in which a given type of voice presents its best-sounding timbre. Byrne shrugged. He started writing a bravura / Opera based on Cleopatra’s death, / Exploiting all Maria’s tessitura, / With a high F before her final breath.
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noun most comfortable vocal range for a given singer
| Français | tessiture |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Gesangslage, Tessitur |
| Italiano | tessitura |
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