Editing Tenor (section)

== In choral music ==
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In [[SATB|SATB four-part mixed]] chorus, the tenor is the second lowest vocal range, above the [[bass (voice type)|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 B<sub>2</sub> up to A<sub>4</sub>. 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 [[baritone]]s singing in [[falsetto]].<ref name=Smith>{{cite book |title= Choral Pedagogy |last= Smith |first= Brenda |year= 2005 | publisher= Plural Publishing, Inc |isbn= 9781597560436 }}{{page needed|date=April 2017}}</ref>

Even so, one nearly ubiquitous facet of choral singing is the shortage of tenor voices.<ref>{{cite web|author1=Calleja, Joseph|author1-link=Joseph Calleja|author2=Amon, Ruben|translator=Sergio Maclean|website=OperaActual.com|via=FriendsofJosephCalleja.com|url=http://friendsofjosephcalleja.com/files/Nobodys_heir-UK.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090826055715/http://friendsofjosephcalleja.com/files/Nobodys_heir-UK.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 August 2009|title=Joseph Calleja: I Am Nobody's Heir|date=4 November 2004|access-date=2 May 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6Pc5surLiwwC&pg=PA45|page=45|title=The Disciplines of Vocal Pedagogy|first=Karen|last=Sell|publisher=[[Ashgate Publishing]]|year=2005|isbn=9780754651697|access-date=2 May 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170324153842/https://books.google.com/books?id=6Pc5surLiwwC&pg=PA45|archive-date=24 March 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Most men 18 and older tend to have baritone chest voices, and because of this, many men in choirs tend to prefer singing in the bass section (though true basses are even rarer than tenors). Many baritones sing tenor even if they are not able to cover the full range in only their chest voice, and sometimes contraltos sing the tenor part.<ref name=Smith /> In men's choruses that consist of four male vocal parts (TTBB; tenor 1, tenor 2, bass 1, bass 2), tenors will often sing both in chest voice and falsetto, extending the vocal range of the choir.