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In music, tessitura (Italian: [tessiˈtuːra], pl. tessiture, "texture"; English: /tɛsɪˈtjuːrə/) is the most acceptable and comfortable vocal range for a given singer or less frequently, musical instrument, the range in which a given type of voice presents its best-sounding (or characteristic) timbre.
- What is a tessitura in singing?
- How do I find my tessitura?
- What is the difference between range and tessitura?
- What is the rarest voice type?
What is a tessitura in singing?
Tessitura, (Italian: “texture”), in music, the general range of pitches found in a melody or vocal part. It differs from the compass of a piece to the extent that it does not take into account the extremes of the piece's range but is concerned with the way in which the vocal line is arranged or situated.
How do I find my tessitura?
For most singers, the tessitura is in the middle, minus the highest and lowest notes. However if you are a trained singer with mastery of your voice, it is possible for your tessitura to include almost all the notes in your range.
What is the difference between range and tessitura?
In context|music|lang=en terms the difference between range and tessitura. is that range is (music) the scale of all the tones a voice or an instrument can produce while tessitura is (music) how a musical instrument sounds in different parts of its range.
What is the rarest voice type?
Contralto. The contralto voice is the lowest of the female voices and by far and away the rarest. The contralto range is roughly from the F below middle C to a high F one octave above middle C almost exactly matching that of the male countertenor.
