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Definition of Alto

Alto
Alto 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.

Meaning of Alto from wikipedia

- The musical term alto, meaning "high" in Italian (Latin: altus), historically refers to the contrapuntal part higher than the tenor and its ****ociated...
- Palo Alto (/ˌpæloʊ ˈæltoʊ/ PAL-oh AL-toh; Spanish for 'tall stick') is a charter city in the northwestern corner of Santa Clara County, California, United...
- Look up alto in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Alto (Italian for "high") is a musical term that has several possible interpretations. Alto may also refer...
- The alto saxophone is a member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments. Saxophones were invented by Belgian instrument designer Adolphe Sax in...
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- Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol (US: /trɛnˌtiːnoʊ ˌɑːltoʊ ˈɑːdiːdʒeɪ/, UK: /-dɪdʒ-, - ˌæltoʊ ˈædɪdʒeɪ/; Italian: Trentino-Alto Adige [trenˈtiːno ˈalto ˈaːdidʒe])...
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