tenor
A musical range or section higher than bass and lower than alto.
Other meanings
A person, instrument or group that performs in the tenor higher than bass and lower than alto range.
The lowest tuned in a ring of bells.
Related words
- tenorless
- tenorman
- tenoroon
- counter-tenor
- tenor recorder
- SATB
- tenor banjo
- tenor clef
- tenor drum
- tenor guitar
- tenor horn
- tenorial
Word history
From Latin "tenor" (course, continuance; holder).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “tenor” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.