Tenor
Vocal range
!Tenor vocal range (C3–C5) notated on the [treble staff) (left) and on piano keyboard in green with dot marking middle C (C4). The numeral eight below the treble clef indicates that the pitches sound an octave lower than written: see Clef#Octave clefs. This is the standard clef for tenor parts in scores.](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Tenorvoicerangeonkeyboard.svg/500px-Tenorvoicerangeonkeyboard.svg.png)
Vocal range
The vocal range of the tenor is the highest of the male voice types. Within opera, the lowest note in the standard tenor repertoire is widely defined to be B♭2. However, the role of Rodrigo di Dhu (written for Andrea Nozzari) in Rossini's rarely performed La donna del lago is defined as a tenor but requires an A♭2. Within more frequently performed repertoire, Mime and Herod) both call for an A2.
In choral music
In SATB four-part mixed chorus, the tenor is the second lowest vocal range, above the bass) and below the alto and soprano. Men's chorus usually denotes an ensemble of TTBB in which the first tenor is the highest voice. Whilst certain choral music does require the first tenors to ascend the full tenor range, the majority of choral music places the tenors in the range from approximately B2 up to A4. The requirements of the tenor voice in choral music are also tied to the style of music most often performed by a given choir. Orchestral choruses typically call for tenors with fully resonant voices, but chamber or a cappella choral music (choral music sung with no instrumental accompaniment) can rely on baritones singing in falsetto.
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