tessiture
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English
[edit]Noun
[edit]tessiture
French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Italian tessitura. Doublet of texture.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]tessiture f (plural tessitures)
- (music) tessitura (the most acceptable and comfortable vocal range for a given singer; the range in which a given type of voice presents its best-sounding timbre)
- Coordinate term: ambitus
Further reading
[edit]- “tessiture”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
[edit]Noun
[edit]tessiture f
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