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1. SATB

   SATB is an initialism that describes the scoring of compositions for choirs, and also choirs (or consorts) of instruments. The initials are for the voice types: S for soprano, A for alto, T for tenor and B for bass.

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1. SATB

   In music, SATB is an initialism for soprano, alto, tenor, bass, defining the voices required by a chorus or choir to perform a particular musical work. Pieces written for SATB, the most common combination and that used by most hymn tunes, can be sung by choruses of mixed genders, by choirs of men and boys, or by four soloists. There is a lack of general agreement on the initialisms and/or abbreviations for any but these, the four most frequently encountered voices. Other initialisms/abbreviations often met with in this context include Tr for Treble, Mz for Mezzo-soprano, Ba, Bar or Bari for Baritone and C for Contralto, this latter tending to define the gender of the alto expected to sing the part which, if called A, might otherwise be thought suitable for Countertenors. SCTB is therefore commonly found in Romantic Italian opera choruses where the Alto singers portray a group of female protagonists on stage. SATB div. denotes that one or more individual parts divide into two or more parts at some point in the piece, often sharing the same staff. A single choir with two of each voice type should be written SSAATTBB, unless it is laid out for two identical choirs, in which case it is SATB/SATB. Soloists are written in small type, e.g. satb/SATB. In both these instances a space may be substituted for /. Publishers usually include such descriptions in their catalogues of choral works, although many fail to provide sufficient detail, commonly omitting, for example, the term div. where it is required fully to describe the resources required by the composer. Also misleading can be the use of B for a Baritone part or S for an Mz part as for example in Stanford's motet "Eternal Father" which, though marked SSATBB, is for one each of soprano, mezzo-soprano, alto, tenor, baritone and bass.

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1. SATB

   What does SATB stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the SATB acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

How to pronounce SATB?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say SATB in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of SATB in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of SATB in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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References

1. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satb
2. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=SATB