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1. Alto
   In music, alto was formerly the part sung by the highest male, or counter-tenor, voices; now it is the part sung by the lowest female, or contralto, voices, between in tenor and soprano. In instrumental music it now signifies the tenor.
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2. alto
   [adj] - of or being the lowest female voice 2. [adj] - (of a musical instrument) second highest member of a group 3. [n] - a singer whose voice lies in the alto clef 4. [n] - the pitch range of the lowest female voice
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3. Alto
   (voice) Lowest female voice
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4. Alto
   Al'to noun ; plural Altos [ Italian alto high, from Latin altus . Confer Alt .] 1. (Mus.) Formerly the part sung by the highest male, or counter-tenor, voices; now the part sung by the lowest female, or...
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5. alto
   Origin: It. Alto high, fr. L. Altus. Cf. Alt. ... 1. 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 th...
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6. alto
   noun the pitch range of the lowest female voice
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7. alto
   noun a singer whose voice lies in the alto clef
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8. alto
   adjective of or being the lowest female voice
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9. Alto
   • (n.) 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. • (n.) An alto singer.
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10. Alto
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11. alto
    (Italian: `high`), in vocal music the register approximately between the F below middle C to the second D above—the second highest part in four-part ...
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12. alto
    
    • the lowest female singing voice
    • the highest adult male singing voice
    • the pitch range of the lowest female voice
    
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13. Alto
    A prefix to cloud-type names for clouds generally found between 3000 and 7000 metres. Alto comes from the Latin word meaning 'middle.' E.g., Altostratus.
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14. alto
    alto, singing voice the range of which is lower than the soprano by the interval of a fifth. More generally, the term refers to the register in which this voice sings, i.e., the second highest part in a four-part musical texture, and to instruments utilizing this register. See countertenor.
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15. alto
    Voice or musical instrument between tenor and soprano, of approximate range G3–D5. It is also used before the name of an instrument, for example alto saxophone, and indicates a size larger than soprano. The traditional male alto voice of early opera, Anglican church choirs, male voice quartets, and choral societies is also known as counterteno...
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16. Alto
    `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 that of the treble ...
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17. Alto
    (disambiguation) `Alto is a musical term that has several possible interpretations. `Alto` may also refer to: Places: ;Brazil ;Italy ;United States People: Music: Other uses: See also :
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