tessiture

English edit

Noun edit

tessiture

plural of tessitura

French edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Italian tessitura. Doublet of texture.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /tɛ.si.tyʁ/, /te.si.tyʁ/
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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

plural of tessitura

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