tenor : Idioms & Phrases

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counter tenor

Coun"ter ten`or
Etymology
OF. contreteneur. Cf. Contratenor, and see Tenor a part in music.
Definitions
  1. (Mus.) One of the middle parts in music, between the tenor and the treble; high tenor.
Webster 1913

Counter-tenor clef

  • (Mus.), the C clef when placed on the third line; also called alto clef.
Webster 1913

Old Tenor, New Tenor, Middle Tenor

  • different descriptions of paper money, issued at different periods, by the American colonial governments in the last century.
Webster 1913

tenor clef

  • noun a clef that puts middle C on the fourth line of the staff; used for writing music for bassoons or cellos or tenor horns
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tenor drum

  • noun any of various drums with small heads
    tom-tom.
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tenor saxophonist

  • noun a musician who plays the tenor saxophone
    tenorist.
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tenor voice

  • noun the adult male singing voice above baritone
    tenor.
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