tenor

The high male singing voice in opera, choir, and music in general, with a singing range from C3 (an octave below middle C) to C5 (a man's high C) an octave above.

Situated between the contralto and baritone, the tenor usually plays the male lead in opera and musical theater, usually a young romantic hero.

Many pop singers are tenors, although the vocal subcategories used in opera are not applied to them. Examples include Justin Timberlake, Clay Aiken, Adam Lambert, Matthew Morrison, Darren Criss, Chord Overstreet, Freddy Mercury, Steven Tyler, and Adam Pascal.

According to vocal weight/voice type and range, tenors are usually divided into five different categories:

countertenor: has the same singing as speaking voice as a regular tenor, but his natural range is in the alto (or even soprano) register.

Leggiero ("light") tenor: flexible voice with a very high range, he's a vocal acrobat.

Lyric tenor: A strong, sweet, lightweight voice usually reserved for the boy next door and other vulnerable, naive charcters. Examples include Roberto Alagna and Luciano Pavarotti.

Spinto tenor: A lyric voice with a strong dramatic edge, a bridge between lyric and dramatic. Examples include Placido Domingo and Mario Lanza.

Dramatic tenor: A powerful, emotive, edgy voice which is suited to bold, tragic heroes. Examples include Mario del Monaco and Jose Cura

by Lorelili July 6, 2011

Tanora

A drink only available in Cork, Ireland and its bordering regions.
still manages to be one of the best selling drinks in the county.
Its tangerine flavour.
Once available outside Cork but was withdrawn from the market except for Cork.

Can iv a can of tanora and a packed of taytos.

Im absolutely gagging give us a can of tanora.

by kate205 February 29, 2008

tenor sax

A saxophone that is lower than an alto, and higher than a bari. They are commonly used in jazz bands, and musicians who play it are often very good at soloing/improvising.

The tenor sax player was given a standing ovation for his solo.

by Sasuke Hater February 19, 2008

Tenor sax

A member of the saxophone family which is placed in between the Baritone and Alto voices. This is considered one of the sweetest, smooth, melodic sounding insturments by some peoples opinion. The Tenor Sax is a favored instrument in many Jazz ensembles and Ska bands. This sax is known for being able to blast out beutiful sounding solos at fast speeds. People who play the Tenor are usually extremely suave and good looking and can usually pick up any gal they would want.

Girl 1: "Look how hot that kids over there is."
Girl 2: " Which one do u mean?"
Girl 1: " The extremely hot one wiht the Tenor Sax."
Girl 2: "Oh of course the one with the Tenor, sorry!"

by jesstapher July 30, 2008

Tenoroc High School

A High School that is located in between the cities of Lakeland and Auburndale Fl. It's a fairly new school, that has recently opened in August of 2008. Unfortunately, the varsity football team has yet to win a football game and the principal seems to have a creepy love affair with has staff and students. Also their school Television show (TNT) is awful.

"man it sucks going to tenoroc high school, but hey its better then going to shitty Lakeland High school

by Wendell Wynn May 30, 2009

tenara

A beautiful sexy girl with an amazing personality. A regular snub but amazing when u get close to her, you will enjoy her.

ATenara is a must have friend

by AGENT 6347 March 7, 2018

tepora

Is a funny beautiful girl.she is very helpful and is always caring.she's really stubborn and hard headed but always nice to hangout with. she's also up for a playdate and is really nice.she has alot of friends and family.

Why are you such a karen, why cant you be more of a tepora

by Karen Janeson December 19, 2020