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alto (iou)



alto noun & adjective. L16.
[Italian = high (sc. song) from Latin ALTUS.]
Music.
A. noun. Pl. -os.
a. The highest adult male voice, with range above the tenor, the counter-tenor voice; a part written for such a voice. L16.
b. A female voice of similar range, a contralto voice; a part written for such a voice. E19.
A person who has a counter-tenor or contralto voice. L18.
An alto wind instrument (see sense B. below). L19.
b. adjective. Designating, pertaining to, or intended for a counter-tenor or contralto voice. Also, designating that member of a group of similar instruments with a range or relative pitch comparable to an alto voice (among wind instruments usu. the second or third highest member of the family). E18.
alto clef: placing middle C on the middle line of the stave. alto horn (a) = ALTHORN; (b) US an alto saxophone.