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Tessitura

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Tessitura 

the prevailing position of sounds in a musical work in relation to the compass of a voice or musical instrument. Naturalness, freedom, and beauty of execution of a vocal part require that the part’s tessitura correspond to the nature of the singer’s voice. In an instrumental work, the tessitura must conform to the technical abilities of the given instrument.
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Veteran tenor Bruce Ford, announced as indisposed, visibly and audibly struggled with Mitridate's huge vocal leaps and high tessitura, yet this consummate artist managed some beautiful, affecting singing nonetheless and gave lessons in meaningful recit delivery.
AUSTRIA: VIENNA by Shengold, David / Opera Canada
Entries, organized alphabetically by composer, list birth and death dates, nationality, title, medium, date, duration, instrumentation, voicing, range, tessitura, and author and language of the text.
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