Voice type and below the countertenor voice. The "leggero" tenor has the highest tessitura of all the tenor subtypes. Tenor subtypes: Tenors are often divided into different subcategories based on range, vocal color or timbre, the weight of the voice, and dexterity of the voice. Tenors are often broken down into seven subcategories: "tenore contraltino", "leggero" tenor or "tenore di grazia", lyric tenor, spinto tenor or "tenore spinto", dramatic tenor, heldentenor, and baritenor. Famous tenors include Enrico Caruso, Juan Diego Flórez, Alfredo Kraus, and Luciano Pavarotti. Baritone range: The baritone voice is the middle-range voice type for males; it lies between the
Overtone singing the use of a throaty voice. This kind of song is called "a tenore". The other style, known as "cuncordu", does not use throat singing. A tenore is practiced by groups of four male singers, each of whom has a distinct role; the " 'oche " or "boche" (pronounced or , "voice") is the solo voice, while the " mesu 'oche " or "mesu boche" ("half voice"), "contra" ("against"), and "bassu" ("bass") – listed in descending pitch order – form a chorus (another meaning of "tenore"). "Boche" and "mesu boche" sing in a regular voice, whereas "contra" and "bassu" sing