Tessitur

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German

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian tessitura.

Noun

Tessitur f (genitive Tessitur, plural Tessituren)

  1. (music) tessitura (vocal range)
    Synonyms: Stimmlage, Gesangslage
    • 2011, Lis Malina, Voice in Progress, Tectum Wissenschaftsverlag, →ISBN, page 57:
      Was die Tessitur betrifft, liegt die Arie bequem. Sie braucht einen ruhig strömenden Atem für den wiegenden 6/8-Takt.
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Declension

Declension of Tessitur
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Tessitur die Tessituren
genitive einer der Tessitur der Tessituren
dative einer der Tessitur den Tessituren
accusative eine die Tessitur die Tessituren

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