Examples of 'tenor' in a sentence
Meaning of "tenor"
Tenor (noun): The highest male adult singing voice or the general meaning or sense of something
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- A musical range or section higher than bass and lower than alto.
- A person, instrument, or group that performs in the tenor (higher than bass and lower than alto) range.
- A musical part or section that holds or performs the main melody, as opposed to the contratenor bassus and contratenor altus, who perform countermelodies.
- The lowest tuned in a ring of bells.
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I do not like the tenor of your remark.
The tenor dropped out of my a cappella group.
Given the change in tenor of this conversation.
Tenor kazoo and the timpani too.
He is a lyrical tenor and has an extensive repertoire.
Tenor violin parts were written in tenor clef.
He also recorded on tenor and baritone sax.
The tenor sang very well tonight.
Myself have letters of the selfsame tenor.
The new tenor has a sore throat.
You look like you blow tenor to me.
Limits the tenor of the assets to be purchased.
And it was your wardrobe woman or your tenor.
He also played tenor saxophone in the band.
Tenor banjo is commonly notated in treble clef.
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He plays the tenor and baritone saxophones.
Tenor drums are played with mallets or drumsticks.
Twardowski also sang tenor in a number of musicals.
The tenor bell has an unusual border.
My group will be supporting its general tenor.
He also sang tenor in a trio at his church.
His part is written for a lyric tenor.
The tenor aria survives in an incomplete form.
Even a great tenor can make a cue.
The tenor leggero voice is often misclassified.
All but the tenor still survive.
A tenor voice which can defend itself.
The next they are speaking to me with a tenor.
Songs for tenor voice and guitar c.
This can only be described as outright tenor.
Evans plays tenor and soprano saxophones.
George has a very wide tenor range.
For tenor saxophone and live electronics.
Fisichella has a full lyric tenor voice.
It was the tenor of the town back then.
There are several types of tenor drums.
He played tenor saxophone and other instruments.
Timberlake has a lyric tenor vocal range.
That tenor will never be able to sing it.
Others are played like the tenor melodica.
The tenor of the report is fairly negative.
He has been described as a lyric tenor of surpassing sensitivity.
In both of these the role is for a tenor.
The wording and tenor are appropriate.
Vernon developed a pleasing light tenor voice.
I may be changing the tenor of that piece somewhat.
There is some dispute as to whether he was a baritone or tenor.
The greatest tenor in the world.
One does not applaud the tenor.
The tenor had to dial the emergency services.
