alto voice

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• alto — (n.) 1784, man with an alto voice, from It. alto (canto), from L. altus high (see OLD (Cf. old)). Originally a high man s voice, now more commonly applied to the lower range of women s voices (which is more strictly the CONTRALTO (Cf. contralto)) …   Etymology dictionary

• alto — /ˈæltoʊ / (say altoh) Music –noun (plural altos) 1. the lowest female voice or voice part; contralto. 2. the highest male voice or voice part; countertenor. 3. a singer with an alto voice. 4. a musical part for an alto voice. 5. the second… …  

• Alto horn — Infobox Instrument color1=#FFD700 color2=#FFEC8B name=Alto horn names=en: alto horn (American), tenor horn (British) , de: althorn , nl: althoorn classification= *Wind *Brass *Aerophone range= lower related= *Horn (French horn) *Baritone horn… …   Wikipedia

• alto — al|to1 [ˈæltəu US tou] adj an alto instrument or voice produces notes at the second highest level, below a ↑soprano ▪ an alto sax alto 2 alto2 n plural altos [Date: 1500 1600; : Italian; Origin: high , from Latin altus; ALTITUDE …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• alto — al·to || æltəʊ n. (Music) lowest female voice, contralto; highest male voice, countertenor; singer with an alto voice; piece of music written for an alto voice …   English contemporary dictionary

• Alto — is a musical term, derived from the Latin word altus , meaning high , that has several possible interpretations.When designating instruments, alto frequently refers to a member of an instrumental family that has the second highest range, below… …   Wikipedia

• alto — [al′tō] n. pl. altos [It < L altus, high: see ALTITUDE] 1. the range of the lowest female voice or the highest male voice; specif., a) CONTRALTO b) COUNTERTENOR 2. a) …   English World dictionary

• Alto (disambiguation) — Alto (meaning high or tall in the Italian language, Portuguese language and Spanish language, and stop in Portuguese and Spanish) may refer to:Music*Alto, a singing voice below soprano *A high register musical instrument, such as: **Alto horn… …   Wikipedia

• Voice (disambiguation) — Voice may refer to: * Human voice * Voice control or voice activation * Writer s voice * Voice acting * Voice vote * Voice message * Voice (film), a 2005 South Korean film * The Voice (newspaper) * The Voice, a talent used by the Bene Gesserit, a …   Wikipedia

• alto — ► NOUN (pl. altos) 1) the highest adult male or lowest female singing voice. 2) (before another noun ) referring to the second or third highest of a family of instruments: an alto sax. ORIGIN from Italian alto canto high song …   English terms dictionary

• Voice type — A voice type is a particular kind of human singing voice perceived as having certain identifying qualities or characteristics. Voice classification is the process by which human voices are evaluated and are thereby designated into voice types.… …   Wikipedia