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Tessitura

The range of an instrumental or a vocal part.


The general range of a melody, considering the most commonly used pitches, not the highest and lowest extremes.


The general lie of a vocal part, whether high or low in its average pitch. It is diferent from range that it does not take into account a few very high or low notes that may exist.

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