superius

vocal music

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relation to tenor

  • In tenor

    …line above was known as superius (the modern soprano), and the third added voice was contratenor. In the mid-15th century, writing in four parts became common, and the contratenor part gave rise to the contratenor altus (the modern alto) and contratenor bassus (the modern bass). The term tenor gradually lost…

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