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• The tenor of Eliot's prosaic work differs greatly from that of his poetry.From the entry prosaic
• The bass starts on a low E, and the tenor comes in on the octave.From the entry octave
• I have systematically employed an octavating treble clef for tenor vocal parts.2011, Laura Ingalls Wilder, edited by Dale Cockrell, The Ingalls Wilder Family Songbook, page 343. From the entry octavating
• And in this corner, that Iberian emoter, champeen tenor Placido Domingo!1991 August 12, “Entertainment: Will Tyson Do The Encores?”, in Time. From the entry champeen
• On every level, this quasiscience tried to locate the tenor of nature that grounded all philosophy.1991, John M. Kloos, A Sense of Deity: The Republican Spirituality of Dr. Benjamin Rush. From the entry quasiscience
• Did you know that Roger Voisin made a recording using tenor cornetto as well as a busine?1991, Historic Brass Society Newsletter. From the entry busine
• Drawings of a simple, semi-naïf type also stress the homely, almost accidental tenor of the re-tellings.1979, Growing Point, page 3509. From the entry semi-naïf
• His speaking voice, a gruff husky tenor, added to the impression of fractiousness he conveyed.1925, F[rancis] Scott Fitzgerald, chapter 1, in The Great Gatsby, New York, N.Y.: Charles Scribner’s Sons, published 1953, →ISBN. From the entry fractiousness
• A Spoonerism may sometimes alter the whole tenor of a person’s career.1919, Jessie Pope, “Spoonerisms”, in Pearson’s Magazine, volume XLVIII, page 535, column 1. From the entry spoonerism
• There were single bass and double bass harmonicas, pipe harmonicas, chord harmonicas, horn harmonicas, chromatics, tenors, tremolos, polyphonias.2013, Janet Anderson, Far Away Places, page 103. From the entry polyphonia
• She fell for his soulful tenor playing, so she gave him the gift that keeps on giving — the clap.2006, Jeannie Cheatham, Meet Me with Your Black Drawers On: My Life in Music, page 130. From the entry gift that keeps on giving
• The voices include a counter (always below the tenor), a countertenor (moving above and below the tenor), mene, treble, and quadreble.1991, Blanche Gangwere, Music history during the Renaissance period, 1425-1520, page 25. From the entry treble
• She didn't like the tenor rideman for instance.1940, Tommy Dorsey, George D. Lottman, Love in swingtime, page 22. From the entry rideman
• The great chazzanim, with the exception of very few, were tenors; or, if baritones, they "tenorized" their voices.1929, Abraham Zevi Idelsohn, Jewish Music: Its Historical Development, page 192. From the entry tenorize
• Data could hear his silky tenor before he could see the player due to the dense ring of spectators around the pit.2014, Jeffrey Lang, The Light Fantastic (Star Trek: The Next Generation), New York, NY: Pocket Books, →ISBN, page 68. From the entry stickman
• Grisi now had another string to her bow in the form of the tenor, Mario, who was fast becoming putty in her hands.2014, Barbara Kendall-Davies, Life and Work of Pauline Viardot Garcia, vol. I: The Years of Fame 1836-1863 Second Edition, Cambridge…. From the entry string to one's bow
• In the tenor, the first p. 30 has the secondo choro (C2) and the second p. 30 has the primo choro (C4) for both.2013, Mary Lewis, Antonio Gardano, Venetian Music Printer, 1538-1569, page 315. From the entry secondo
• Marthely, a buoyant tenor; and Ms.2007 August 2, Jon Pareles, “A Wide Range of Sounds, From Antillean to Zouk”, in New York Times. From the entry biguine
• He had a stoop to his walk and wore long zoot suits, and he carried his tenor in a sack under his arm.2003 December 18, Terry Castle, London Review of Books. From the entry zoot suit
• Indeed, the tenor of the book was a direct invitation to confront the challenge that there may be benefits to choosing a childfree lifestyle.1999, Annily Campbell, Childfree and Sterilized: Women's Decisions and Medical Responses, A&C Black, →ISBN, page 6. From the entry child-free
• Anyway, the tone and tenor of your questions suggest that it'sn't my views that matter to you - it is that I agree with you.1997 May 29, Sikhivahan, “Naga's irrelevant arguments Re: PROLETARIAT SCHOOLGIRL!!!”, in soc.culture.indian.gujarati (Usenet). From the entry it'sn't
• The octavating treble clef has been used for the tenor part, indicating that it should be sung an octave lower than written.1997, Timothy Swan, edited by Nym Cooke, Psalmody and Secular Songs, page 268. From the entry octavating
• Alice IS WRITING a letter, The tenor IS STRANGLING the soprano, Leigh IS TAKING a shower are examples of genuine hic-et-nunc events.1995, Andrew L. Sihler, New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin. From the entry hic et nunc
• His beautiful tenor has won many friends for him both among his fellow donners of khaki and those civilians who have heard him.1918 August 31, “[The Concert & Opera Field] Singer in the Ranks”, in The Billboard, volume XXX, number 35, Cincinnati, Oh.: The Billboard…. From the entry donner
• Midway between these lay the alto and tenor pommers, of which the former (the alto), was doubtless the forerunner of the cor anglais.1900, Musical News, page 378. From the entry pommer
• And that title song, an impishly dashing waltz for four tenors, remains one of Styne's least appreciated masterbits, truly imaginative writing from this supposed pop tunesmith.2015, Ethan Mordden, Open a New Window: The Broadway Musical in the 1960s, page 45. From the entry masterbit
• Brian was deeply insulted, not only by the tenor of the attack, but also by the narrow-gutted assumption that hair longer than conventional must be dirty.2011, Laura Jackson, Brian Jones. From the entry narrow-gutted
• A wrinkled old woman, pulling a little wagon full of kindling, turned to smile toothlessly up at him a at the sound of his artless tenor.1930, Margaret Ayer Barnes, Years of Grace, Part III, Chapter II, page 275. From the entry toothlessly
• All the extant voices participate fully in the decani-cantoris split at that point, so one is tempted to assume that the tenors split into decani and cantoris parts as well.1988, Gordon Paine, Howard Swan, Five Centuries of Choral Music: Essays in Honor of Howard Swan, page 105. From the entry decani
• He began with films dominated by the face and the close-up (Shadows, Faces) constructed deconnected spaces, with a strong affective tenor (The Killing of a Chinese Bookie, Too Late Blues).1983, Gilles Deleuze, Cinema 1: The Movement Image, page 121. From the entry deconnected
• Tony Rossitto, grand opera tenor, who is in the ranks at Camp Sherman, is spending the week here and has been permitted to sing at the barracks and Broadway Theater.1918 August 31, “[The Concert & Opera Field] Singer in the Ranks”, in The Billboard, volume XXX, number 35, Cincinnati, Oh.: The Billboard…. From the entry donner

Meaning of tenor

1. noun A musical range or section higher than bass and lower than alto.
2. noun A person, instrument, or group that performs in the tenor (higher than bass and lower than alto) range.
3. noun A musical part or section that holds or performs the main melody, as opposed to the contratenor bassus and contratenor altus, who perform countermelodies.

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Questions about tenor in a sentence

How do you use tenor in a sentence?

Tenor is used as a noun and adjective. For example: “He has a tenor voice.”

What is a short sentence with tenor?

“He has a tenor voice.”

What does tenor mean?

Tenor means a musical range or section higher than bass and lower than alto.