tenor

A male singer with a fairly high voice, above a bass or baritone.

• The tenor sang beautifully.
• They invited a famous tenor to perform at the concert.
• The choir needs two more tenors.

Similar words: tenor singer

Common phrases: a famous tenor, an operatic tenor, a tenor soloist

A fairly high singing range for men, above bass and baritone.

• He sings tenor in the choir.
• The melody lies comfortably within the tenor range.
• She wrote separate parts for tenor and bass.

Common phrases: sing tenor, tenor range, tenor part, second tenor

An instrument, or its musical range, that sounds higher than bass but lower than alto.

• She plays tenor in the band.
• He bought a tenor rather than an alto saxophone.
• The tenor section carries the tune here.

Common phrases: play the tenor, a tenor saxophone, tenor horn, tenor section

Having or written for a musical range above bass and below alto.

• He has a tenor voice.
• She plays the tenor saxophone.
• The tenor part begins after the bass solo.

Common phrases: tenor voice, tenor saxophone, tenor part, tenor clef