Tenor

:This article is about Tenor in music. For other meanings see Tenor (disambiguation).

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In music, a tenor is a male singer with a high voice (although not as high as a countertenor). In four part chorale-style harmony, it is the second lowest voice, above the bass and below the soprano and alto. A typical tenor will have a range extending roughly from the C an octave below middle C to the C above middle C (i.e. C3-C5). In a mixed-gender choir, females may also sing as tenors. Unlike its female counterpart, the soprano, tenors are frequently required to execute the Tenor C on demand in order to be considered a true tenor.

Related Topics:
Singer - Countertenor - Bass - Soprano - Alto - Octave - Middle C - Tenor C

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Generally the tenor roles are parallel to the soprano roles, in that they are usually the most sympathetic male roles; they play the hero, the lover... but there are the occasional villains (the Duke of Mantua in Rigoletto; Lt. Pinkerton and Goro in Madame Butterfly)

Related Topics:
Rigoletto - Madame Butterfly

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