What does SATB mean in Music?

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Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass

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What does SATB mean?

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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