alto

al·to  (lt)

n. pl. al·tos

1. A low female singing voice; a contralto.

2. A countertenor.

3.

a. The range between soprano and tenor.

b. A singer whose voice lies within this range.

c. An instrument that sounds within this range.

d. Abbr. A A vocal or instrumental part written in this range.

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[Italian, from Latin altus, high; see al-² in Indo-European roots.]

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alto [ˈæltəʊ]

n pl -tos

1. (Music / Classical Music) the highest adult male voice; countertenor

2. (Music, other) (in choral singing) a shortened form of contralto

3. (Music / Classical Music) a singer with such a voice

4. (Music / Instruments) another name for viola¹ [1]

5. (Music / Classical Music) a flute, saxophone, etc., that is the third or fourth highest instrument in its group

adj

(Music / Classical Music) denoting a flute, saxophone, etc., that is the third or fourth highest instrument in its group

[from Italian: high, from Latin altus]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	alto - a singer whose voice lies in the alto clef countertenor - a male singer with a voice above that of a tenor singer, vocalist, vocalizer, vocaliser - a person who sings
	2.	alto - the lowest female singing voice contralto singing voice - the musical quality of the voice while singing
	3.	alto - the highest adult male singing voice countertenor singing voice - the musical quality of the voice while singing
	4.	alto - (of a musical instrument) the second highest instrument in a family of musical instruments pitch - the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
	5.	alto - the pitch range of the lowest female voice pitch - the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
Adj.	1.	alto - of or being the lowest female voice contralto low-pitched, low - used of sounds and voices; low in pitch or frequency
	2.	alto - of or being the highest male voice; having a range above that of tenor countertenor high-pitched, high - used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency
	3.	alto - (of a musical instrument) second highest member of a group; "alto clarinet or recorder" music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner high-pitched, high - used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency

Translations

alto [ˈæltəʊ]

A. N (= instrument, male singer) → alto m; (= female singer) → contralto f

B. ADJ → alto

C. CPD alto saxophone N → saxofón m alto

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alto [ˈæltəʊ]

n (= singer) (female) → contralto m; (male) → haute-contre f

modif [voice] (female) → de contralto; (male) → de haute-contre; [recorder, clarinet] → alto alto saxophone

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alto

n

(= voice) → Alt m, → Altstimme f; (= person) → Alt m

(also alto saxophone) → Altsaxofon nt, → Altsaxophon nt

adj → Alt-; an alto voice → eine Altstimme; alto part → Altpartie f

adv to sing alto → Alt singen

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alto [ˈæltəʊ] n (instrument) → contralto; (male) → contraltino; (female) → contralto

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alto

n alto [ˈӕltəu]

(a singer having) a singing voice of the lowest pitch for a woman. alt أعْلَى الأصْوَات فِي غِنَاء الرِّجَال алт alt alt(stemme) der Alt υψίφωνος contralto alt صدای آلتو altto contralto אַלט गायन में ऊंचा आलाप alt alt alto altrödd contralto アルト 알토 altas alts alto alt alt(stemme) alt contralto alto альт alt alt kontraalt, prvi tenor alt เสียงร้องเพลงระดับต่ำที่สุดของผู้หญิง en kalın kadın sesi 女低音 контральто; альт پاٹ دار آواز والا مغنی giọng nữ trầm 女低音