2. Noun. (music) how a musical instrument sounds in different parts of its range ¹
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Definition of Tessitura
1. [n -TURAS or -TURE]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tessitura
Literary usage of Tessitura
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians by George Grove (1910)
"Many of the old Italian composers wrote music of a high tessitura, ... 'Dehl vieni,
non tardar,' is an example of moderate tessitura, though it has a ..."
2. Musical Composition: A Short Treatise for Students by Charles Villiers Stanford (1911)
"baritone, F^S5 bass, is an excellent rough guide to the position of the tessitura.
The nearer the average of notes keeps to the middle line of the five, ..."
3. A Dictionary of Music and Musicians (A.D. 1450-1880) by George Grove, John Alexander Fuller-Maitland (1889)
"Many of the old Italian composers wrote music of a high tessitura, though it is true
... Deli ! vieni, non tardar,' is an example of moderate tessitura, ..."
4. A Dictionary of Music and Musicians (A.D. 1450-1889): ...edited by Sir by George Grove, John Alexander Fuller-Maitland (1890)
"Many of the old Italian composers wrote music of a high tessitura, though it is true
... Del) ! vieni, non tardar,' is an example of moderate tessitura, ..."
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