ALTO

alto

(adjective) (of a musical instrument) second highest member of a group; “alto clarinet or recorder”

countertenor, alto

(adjective) of or being the highest male voice; having a range above that of tenor

alto, contralto

(adjective) of or being the lowest female voice

alto

(noun) the pitch range of the lowest female voice

alto

(noun) (of a musical instrument) the second highest instrument in a family of musical instruments

countertenor, alto

(noun) the highest adult male singing voice

contralto, alto

(noun) the lowest female singing voice

alto

(noun) a singer whose voice lies in the alto clef

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

alto (plural altos)

A musical part or section higher than tenor and lower than soprano, formerly the part that performed a countermelody above the tenor or main melody.

A person or musical instrument that performs the alto part.

(colloquial, music) An alto saxophone

Usage notes

• Nouns often modified by "alto": saxophone, clarinet, flute, recorder, part, solo, voice, singer.

Synonyms

• (musical part or section): contratenor altus, high countertenor

Coordinate terms

• (music) SATB (Initialism of soprano, alto, tenor, bass.)

Anagrams

• ATOL, Toal, a lot, alot, atlo-, lota, talo-, tola

Etymology

Proper noun

Alto (plural Altos)

A surname.

A census-designated place in Marin County, California, United States.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Alto is the 28650^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 832 individuals. Alto is most common among White (67.07%) and Hispanic/Latino (13.34%) individuals.

Anagrams

• ATOL, Toal, a lot, alot, atlo-, lota, talo-, tola

Source: Wiktionary

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Al"to, n.; pl. Altos. Etym: [It. alto high, fr. L. altus. Cf. Alt.]

1. (Mus.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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