TESSITURA


Meaning of TESSITURA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌte-sə-ˈtu̇r-ə ]

noun

Etymology: Italian, literally, texture, from Latin textura

Date: 1875

: the general range of a melody or voice part ; specifically : the part of the register in which most of the tones of a melody or voice part lie

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