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alto Definition:
- The musical term alto, meaning "high" in Italian , refers to the second highest part of a contrapuntal musical texture and is also applied to its associated vocal range, especially in choral music. More rarely it describes the highest male solo voice type , and it is also the root word of contralto, the lowest standard female voice type. When designating instruments, "alto" likewise can refer either to the corresponding vocal range or to musical role .
| Alto (n.) Formerly the part sung by the highest male, or counter-tenor, voices |
| Alto (n.) An alto singer. |
| Alto-relievo (n.) Alto-rilievo. |
| Alto-rilievos (pl. ) of Alto-rilievo |
| Alto-rilievo (n.) High relief |
| alto relievo / alto rilievo / high relief a sculptural relief in which forms extend out from the background to at least half their depth |
| alto the pitch range of the lowest female voice |
| alto (of a musical instrument) the second highest instrument in a family of musical instruments |
| alto clef / viola clef a clef that puts middle C on the third line of a staff |
| countertenor / alto the highest adult male singing voice |
| contralto / alto the lowest female singing voice |
| Trentino-Alto Adige a region of northeastern Italy bordering Austria |
| Palo Alto a university town in California |
| alto a singer whose voice lies in the alto clef |
| alto saxophonist / altoist a musician who plays the alto saxophone |
alto Synonyme:
| alto Heldentenor Meistersinger accompaniment aria singer baritenor baritone bass basso basso buffo basso cantante basso continuo basso ostinato basso profundo bassus blues singer canary cantatrice canto cantor cantus cantus figuratus cantus planus caroler chanter chantress coloratura soprano comic bass continuo contralto countertenor crooner deep bass descant diva dramatic soprano drone falsetto figured bass ground bass head register head tone head voice heroic tenor hymner improvisator lead singer lieder singer line male alto melodist mezzo-soprano opera singer part plain chant plain song prick song prima donna psalm singer rock-and-roll singer singer singstress songbird songster songstress soprano tenor thorough bass torch singer treble undersong vocalist vocalizer voice voice part warbler yodeler |
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