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tes·si·tu·ra
/
ˌtɛs
ɪˈtʊər
ə;
Italian
ˌtɛs
siˈtu
rɑ
/
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tes-i-
t
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r
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uh
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Italian
tes-see-
too
-
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noun,
plural
tes·si·tu·ras,
tes·si·tu·re
/
-ˈtʊər
eɪ
;
Italian
-ˈtu
rɛ
/
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the general pitch level or average range of a vocal or instrumental part in a musical composition:
an uncomfortably high tessitura.
Origin:
1890–95;
<
Italian:
literally, texture <
Latin
textūra;
see
texture
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tessitura
(ˌtɛsɪˈtʊərə)
—
n
1.
the general pitch level of a piece of vocal music:
an uncomfortably high tessitura
2.
the compass or range of a voice
[Italian: texture, from Latin
textura;
see
texture
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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