tenor's
Opera voice's possessive
Tenor's is the possessive form of tenor.
A tenor is a male singing voice in the higher range, or a person who sings in that range: The tenor's high notes brought the audience to its feet.
Tenor also means the general meaning or drift of something: The tenor's effect on the conversation was calming.
In finance, a tenor is the time until a loan or contract matures.
Sound from throat
- rangeExtent of variation
- ariaOperatic solo piece
- high CUpper vocal register note
- repertoireWorks ready to perform
timbre · register · falsetto · resonance · vibrato · projection · phrasing · legato
What something signifies
- driftGradual movement, no direction
- gistCentral meaning distilled
- purportClaimed meaning or intent
- substancePhysical material with mass
tone · direction · trend · import · thrust · essence · spirit · nature
Reed instrument, brass body
- clefStaff pitch indicator
- instrumentDevice for specific tasks
- partPiece of whole
- harmonyAgreement or musical blend
section · line · voice part · choir · ensemble · arrangement · score · notation
voice
Sound from throat
repertoire · timbre · register · falsetto · resonance · vibrato · projection · phrasing · legato · breath control
meaning
What something signifies
substance · tone · direction · trend · import · thrust · essence · spirit · nature · vein
saxophone
Reed instrument, brass body
- clefStaff pitch indicator
- instrumentDevice for specific tasks
- partPiece of whole
harmony · section · line · voice part · choir · ensemble · arrangement · score · notation · transposition
role
Position or part
- BocelliFamous blind Italian tenor
- leading manPrincipal male actor
- prima donnaTemperamental, self-important person
Pavarotti · diva · libretto · bel canto · Puccini · Verdi · La Bohème · Tosca · Rigoletto · Carmen
- tenor saxMidrange curved woodwind
- tenor saxophoneMidrange woodwind, curved bell
- tenor banjoFour-stringed fretted instrument
- Irish tenorHigh male voice, Celtic origin
- tenor and vehicleMetaphor's subject and image
- tenor drumMedium-pitched marching drum