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tessitura

/tes-i-toor-uh; Italian tes-see-too-rah/US // ˌtɛs ɪˈtʊər ə; Italian ˌtɛs siˈtu rɑ //UK // (ˌtɛsɪˈtʊərə) //

织造,织布,织补,织法

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural tes·si·tu·ras, tes·si·tu·re [tes-i-toor-ey; Italian tes-see-too-re]. /ˌtɛs ɪˈtʊər eɪ; Italian ˌtɛs siˈtu rɛ/.

    • : the general pitch level or average range of a vocal or instrumental part in a musical composition: an uncomfortably high tessitura.

Examples

  • 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.

  • The high tessitura of the music allotted to the Siegfried Brnnhilde is a strain for most singers.

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