[= F. tenoriste (15–16th c. in Godef.), It. tenorista, f. tenore, TENOR sb.1 4: see -IST.) (See quot. 1898.)
[1724. Short Explic. For. Wds. in Mus. Bks., Tenorista, one that has a Voice proper for a Tenor.]
1865. trans. Spohr’s Autobiog., II. 155. We were so successful as to engage … the tenorist Cornet of Hamburg.
1898. Stainer & Barrett, Dict. Mus. Terms, Tenorist, one who sings the tenor part, or plays the tenor violin.
