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.

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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)

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Singer: :For other senses of this word, see singer (disambiguation)....

Countertenor: The countertenor is a unique and somewhat controversial vocal class for men, being the highest voice class for them. Because of the extensive use of falsetto, which some purists do not view as musical, some view the countertenor as actually being a baritone engaging in "false tenor brillance". Reg...

Bass: Bass may refer to:...

Tenor related Images and Photos (experimental)

The Tenor II

The Tenor Sax

Tenor Viol 1667

Sonny Rollins Quartet - Tenor Madness