Definitions for tessitura

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tessitura tes·si·tu·ra

Spelling: [tes-i-too r-uh; Italian tes-see- Tessitura is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 481 anagrams from letters in tessitura (aeirssttu).

Definitions for tessitura

noun

1. the general pitch level or average range of a vocal or instrumental part in a musical composition:

Origin of tessitura

1890-95; Italian: literally, texture Latin textūra; see texture

Examples for tessitura

This octave, however, represents merely the compass (ambitus or tessitura) of the melody: it has nothing to do with its tonality.

The tessitura of Butterfly is very high, and the rle is a strain for her.

One should never try to change the tessitura, or natural character of the voice.