SATB
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In music, SATB is a scoring of compositions for choirs or consorts of instruments consisting of four voice types: soprano, alto, tenor and bass.
Four-voice SATB arrangement of Bach's Cantata BWV 140.
Staff (music)
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In Western musical notation, the staff;, also occasionally referred to as a pentagram, is a set of horizontal lines with spaces between them, that each represent a different musical pitch. However, in
SATB
…part) and contralto, and "Ct" for countertenor. "SATB div." indicates that parts are sometimes divided (divisi) during a piece, often sharing the same staff. Moreover, multiple parts can be assigned; first tenors, second basses, and so on…
12th-century Beneventan manuscript showing diastematic neumes and a single-line staff