voice part

American

noun

Music.

the melody or succession of tones for one of the voices or instruments in a harmonic or concerted composition.

voice part British

noun

a melodic line written for the voice

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Etymology

Origin of voice part

First recorded in 1865–70

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voice part

We got together, we had coffee, and I think he was very interested in the new game, almost kind of wondering whether maybe he could have a voice part in it.

From The Verge ● Apr. 14, 2022

Cue Health, which makes an at-home Covid-19 test, tapped the actress Gal Gadot to voice part of its upcoming inaugural Super Bowl spot.

From New York Times ● Feb. 13, 2022

She also recorded a voice part for Wes Anderson’s 2018 film Isle of Dogs, playing a scientist called Yoko Ono.

From The Guardian ● Oct. 10, 2018

“Sing for Your Life” is a study in voice: part technical account of the vocal instrument, part celebration of its mysterious capacity to move us through song.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 13, 2016

Prisoner for Life: third to last bar, piano left hand, bottom note corrected from C to B. The Dying Ranger: in bar 4, voice part, corrected dotted quarter to dotted eighth.

From Cowboy Songs and Other Frontier Ballads by Various

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