Bass vs. Tenor
Difference Between Bass and Tenor
Bassadjective
Of sound, a voice or an instrument, low in pitch or frequency.
The giant spoke in a deep, bass, rumbling voice that shook me to my boots.Tenornoun
(music) Musical range or section higher than bass and lower than alto.
Bassnoun
A low spectrum of sound tones.
Peter adjusted the equalizer on his audio equipment to emphasize the bass.Tenornoun
A person, instrument, or group that performs in the tenor higher than bass and lower than alto range.
Bassnoun
A section of musical group that produces low-pitched sound, lower than the baritone and tenor.
The conductor preferred to situate the bass in the middle rear, rather than to one side of the orchestra.Tenornoun
Musical part or section that holds or performs the main melody, as opposed to the contratenor bassus and contratenor altus, who perform countermelodies.
Bassnoun
A male singer who sings in the bass range.
Halfway through middle school, Edgar morphed from a soprano to a bass, much to the amazement and amusement of his fellow choristers.Tenornoun
The lowest tuned in a ring of bells.
Bassnoun
(musical instrument) An instrument that plays in the bass range, in particular a double bass, bass guitar, electric bass or bass synthesiser.
The musician swung the bass over his head like an axe and smashed it into the amplifier, creating a discordant howl of noise.Tenornoun
Tone, as of a conversation.
Bassnoun
The clef sign that indicates that the pitch of the notes is below middle C; a bass clef.
The score had been written without the treble and bass, but it was easy to pick out which was which based on the location of the notes on the staff.Tenornoun
(obsolete) duration; continuance; a state of holding on in a continuous course; general tendency; career.
Bassnoun
The perch; any of various marine and freshwater fish resembling the perch, all within the order of Perciformes.
Tenornoun
(linguistics) The subject in a metaphor to which attributes are ascribed.
Bassnoun
The fibrous inner bark of the linden or lime tree, used for making mats.
Tenornoun
(finance) Time to maturity of a bond.
Bassnoun
Fibers from other plants, especially palm trees
Tenornoun
Stamp; character; nature.
Bassnoun
Anything made from such fibers, such as a hassock, basket or thick mat.
Tenornoun
(legal) An exact copy of a writing, set forth in the words and figures of it. It differs from purport, which is only the substance or general import of the instrument.
Bassverb
To sound in a deep tone.
Tenornoun
That course of thought which holds on through a discourse; the general drift or course of thought; purport; intent; meaning; understanding.
Bassnoun
the lowest part of the musical range
Tenornoun
An tenor saxophone
Bassnoun
the lowest part in polyphonic music
Tenoradjective
Of or pertaining to the tenor part or range.
He has a tenor voice.Bassnoun
an adult male singer with the lowest voice
Tenornoun
the adult male singing voice above baritone
Bassnoun
the lean flesh of a saltwater fish of the family Serranidae
Tenornoun
the pitch range of the highest male voice
Bassnoun
any of various North American freshwater fish with lean flesh (especially of the genus Micropterus)
Tenornoun
an adult male with a tenor voice
Bassnoun
the lowest adult male singing voice
Tenornoun
pervading note of an utterance;
I could follow the general tenor of his argumentBassnoun
the member with the lowest range of a family of musical instruments
Tenoradjective
(of a musical instrument) intermediate between alto and baritone or bass;
a tenor saxBassnoun
nontechnical name for any of numerous edible marine and freshwater spiny-finned fishes
Tenoradjective
of or close in range to the highest natural adult male voice;
tenor voiceBassadjective
having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range;
a deep voicea bass voice is lower than a baritone voicea bass clarinet
