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Altissimo
Altissimo Al*tis"si*mo, n. [It.; superl. of alto.] (Mus.) The part or notes situated above F in alt.

Meaning of Altissimo from wikipedia

- Altissimo (Italian for very high) is the uppermost register on woodwind instruments. For clarinets, which overblow on odd harmonics, the altissimo notes...
- Look up altissimo or altissima in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Altissimo (Italian, 'very high', feminine form: altissima) is the uppermost register...
- Cogimur jubente altissimo is a papal bull issued by Pope Sixtus IV on 8 April 1481 calling for a crusade against the Ottoman Empire. Sixtus granted indulgences...
- Naxos comprises numerous companies, divisions, imprints, and labels specializing in classical music but also audiobooks and other genres. The premier label...
- Cristofano dell'Altissimo (c. 1525–1605) was an Italian painter in Florence. For duke Cosimo I de' Medici he copied in Como at least 280 of the portraits...
- Altissimo is an album by alto saxophonists Gary Bartz, Lee Konitz, Jackie McLean and Charlie Mariano which was recorded in Denmark in 1973 and first released...
- Monte Altissimo di Nago is one of the highest summits of the Monte Baldo mountain range and thereby part of the Garda Mountains in northern Italy. The...
- is B♭3 to F6 (or F♯6), with the higher altissimo register starting at F♯6 (or G6). The saxophone's altissimo register is more difficult to control than...
- Monte Altissimo is a mountain in the Bergamasque Prealps, with a height of 1,703 metres (5,587 ft). It is located between the lower Val Camonica, the...
- next to the F♯ key. Additionally, skilled players can make use of the altissimo register, which allows them to cover these notes and play even higher...