The difference between Bass and Tenor

When used as nouns, bass means a low spectrum of sound tones, whereas tenor means a musical range or section higher than bass and lower than alto.

When used as adjectives, bass means of sound, a voice or an instrument, low in pitch or frequency, whereas tenor means of or pertaining to the tenor part or range.

Bass is also verb with the meaning: to sound in a deep tone.

check bellow for the other definitions of Bass and Tenor

  1. Bass as an adjective:

    Of sound, a voice or an instrument, low in pitch or frequency.

    Examples:

    "The giant spoke in a deep, bass, rumbling voice that shook me to my boots."

  1. Bass as a noun:

    A low spectrum of sound tones.

    Examples:

    "Peter adjusted the equalizer on his audio equipment to emphasize the bass."

  2. Bass as a noun:

    A section of musical group that produces low-pitched sound, lower than the baritone and tenor.

    Examples:

    "The conductor preferred to situate the bass in the middle rear, rather than to one side of the orchestra."

  3. Bass as a noun:

    A male singer who sings in the bass range.

    Examples:

    "Halfway through middle school, Edgar morphed from a soprano to a bass, much to the amazement and amusement of his fellow choristers."

  4. Bass as a noun (musical instrument):

    An instrument that plays in the bass range, in particular a double bass, bass guitar, electric bass or bass synthesiser.

    Examples:

    "The musician swung the bass over his head like an axe and smashed it into the amplifier, creating a discordant howl of noise."

  5. Bass as a noun:

    The clef sign that indicates that the pitch of the notes is below middle C; a bass clef.

    Examples:

    "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."

  1. Bass as a verb:

    To sound in a deep tone.

  1. Bass as a noun:

    The perch; any of various marine and freshwater fish resembling the perch, all within the order of Perciformes.

  1. Bass as a noun:

    The fibrous inner bark of the linden or lime tree, used for making mats.

  2. Bass as a noun:

    Fibers from other plants, especially palm trees

  3. Bass as a noun:

    Anything made from such fibers, such as a hassock, basket or thick mat.

  1. Tenor as a noun (music):

    A musical range or section higher than bass and lower than alto.

  2. Tenor as a noun:

    A person, instrument or group that performs in the tenor range.

  3. Tenor as a noun (archaic, music):

    A musical part or section that holds or performs the main melody, as opposed to the contratenor bassus and contratenor altus, who perform countermelodies.

  4. Tenor as a noun:

    The lowest tuned in a ring of bells.

  5. Tenor as a noun:

    Tone, as of a conversation.

  6. Tenor as a noun (obsolete):

    duration; continuance; a state of holding on in a continuous course; general tendency; career.

  7. Tenor as a noun (linguistics):

    The subject in a metaphor to which attributes are ascribed.

  8. Tenor as a noun (finance):

    Time to maturity of a bond.

  9. Tenor as a noun:

    Stamp; character; nature.

  10. Tenor as a noun (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.

    Examples:

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  11. Tenor as a noun:

    That course of thought which holds on through a discourse; the general drift or course of thought; purport; intent; meaning; understanding.

  12. Tenor as a noun (colloquial, musici):

    A tenor saxophone.

  1. Tenor as an adjective:

    Of or pertaining to the tenor part or range.

    Examples:

    "He has a tenor voice."

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