Meaning of ALTO
| Pronunciation: | | 'altow
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- [n] the pitch range of the lowest female voice
- [n] the highest adult male singing voice
- [n] the lowest female singing voice
- [n] a singer whose voice lies in the alto clef
- [adj] (of a musical instrument) second highest member of a group; "alto clarinet or recorder"
- [adj] of or being the highest male voice; having a range above that of tenor
- [adj] of or being the lowest female voice
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| | Synonyms: | | contralto, contralto, countertenor, countertenor, high, high-pitched, low, low-pitched |
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| | See Also: | | countertenor, low frequency, low pitch, singer, singing voice, vocaliser, vocalist, vocalizer | |
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| | Definition: | | Alto
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| | Definition: | | \Al"to\, n.; pl. {Altos}. [It. alto high, fr. L. altus. Cf.
{Alt}.]
1. (Mus.) Formerly the part sung by the highest male, or
counter-tenor, voices; now the part sung by the lowest
female, or contralto, voices, between in tenor and
soprano. In instrumental music it now signifies the tenor.
2. An alto singer.
{Alto clef} (Mus.) the counter-tenor clef, or the C clef,
placed so that the two strokes include the middle line of
the staff. --Moore.
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