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.
(Ital.) : (1) The second highest of the four customary voice parts, below the soprano and above the tenor. (2) Singer with that vocal range. (3) [in scores] Viola. The term alto is also used to describe models of the flute and clarinet lower than the usual one; the alto saxophone is the most common of the saxophones, though there is a soprano saxophone.
the second highest voice in Western harmony
lowest pitched female singing voice
(1) The lowest adult female voice; (2) the second-highest voice in a four-part texture.
The lowest female voice. Sometimes this term is used interchangeably with Mezzo Soprano.
An instrument with a range just below the highest range reached by that family of instruments. It is between the soprano and tenor parts.
a singer whose voice lies in the alto clef
the highest adult male singing voice
the pitch range of the lowest female voice
of or being the lowest female voice
of or being the highest male voice; having a range above that of tenor
(of a musical instrument) second highest member of a group; "alto clarinet or recorder"
the lowest female voice or unchanged boy’s voice; the range of pitch of an instrument within a particular family of instruments
The lowest range of the female voice, also called contralto.
A range between mezzo-soprano and tenor.
In most choirs, the lowest female vocal part. Occasionally, extremely high tenors may be said to sing this part. An instrument in the alto range. viola.
In singing, lowest of the female range.
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The lowest or deepest female voice or part.
The range of a voice between mezzo-soprano and tenor. The second highest part in a four-part arrangement.
(al´-to). Low female voice. Second highest sounding part.
(L. altus: "high"). The voice type between mezzo soprano and tenor whether sung by a male or female.
Lowest of the female voices. Also contralto. This vocal example features the low female voice of an alto (short for "contralto"). Example: Handel, Messiah, "O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion" Real Audio: 28K | 56K | About this album
In music, an alto or contralto is a singer with a vocal range somewhere between a tenor and a mezzo-soprano. The term is used to refer to the lowest female singing voice, or to a kind of male singing voice utilizing falsetto called a countertenor. Alto pieces normally span between G below middle C to the E a tenth above middle C (i.e.