tenors

Above the baritones

Tenors is the plural of tenor, which has two main senses.

A tenor is a male singing voice higher than baritone but lower than alto, or someone who sings in that range: The tenors came in late on the chorus.

Tenor also means general character or direction: the tenor of the conversation, the tenor of the times.

vocal

singers

Those who vocalize melodies

voicesSounds producing speech
ariasSolo vocal compositions
operaticOf staged musical drama

Pavarotti · baritones · sopranos · bel canto · falsetto · range · high notes · vibrato · timbre · lyric

meaning

tone

Quality of sound

driftGradual movement, no direction
gistCentral meaning distilled
purportClaimed meaning or intent

direction · substance · import · character · thrust · essence · nature · spirit · mood · flavor

instrumental

saxophones

Single-reed brass instruments

hornsBony animal projections
instrumentsTools for precise tasks
jazzImprovisational American music genre

Coltrane · Rollins · reeds · mouthpiece · bebop · improvisation · woodwind · tone · embouchure · fingering

bells

ringing

Sustained resonant sound

changesAlterations or transitions
pealsResonant ringing sounds
towersTall vertical structures

carillons · chimes · belfry · ringers · handbell · methods · trebles · striking · rounds · quarters

tenors

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saxophones

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