contratenor bassus Directory References Discover 6 Animals We Ate Into Extinction 9 of the World’s Deadliest Snakes Is Cinco de Mayo Mexico's Independence Day? 7 Deadliest Weapons in History 7 of History's Most Notorious Serial Killers Timeline of the 2000s 7 Everyday English Idioms and Where They Come From Contents contratenor bassus vocal music Ask the Chatbot a Question Ask the Chatbot a Question Learn about this topic in these articles:development of tenor In tenor…altus (the modern alto) and contratenor bassus (the modern bass). The term tenor gradually lost its association with a cantus firmus and began to refer to the part between the alto and bass and to the corresponding vocal range.Read More