Tessitur

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German

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian tessitura.

Noun

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Tessitur f (genitive Tessitur, plural Tessituren)

  1. (music) tessitura (vocal range)
    Synonyms: Stimmlage, Gesangslage
    • 2011, Lis Malina, Voice in Progress, Tectum Wissenschaftsverlag, →ISBN, page 57:
      Was die Tessitur betrifft, liegt die Arie bequem. Sie braucht einen ruhig strömenden Atem für den wiegenden 6/8-Takt.
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