Definitions for: Alto

[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

Webster (1913) 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.

Synonyms: contralto, contralto, countertenor, countertenor, high, high-pitched, low, low-pitched

See Also: countertenor, low frequency, low pitch, singer, singing voice, vocaliser, vocalist, vocalizer

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