alto

Significat (Anglès)

1. A musical part or section higher than tenor and lower than soprano, formerly the part that performed a countermelody above the tenor or main melody.
2. A person or musical instrument that performs the alto part.
3. (colloquial) An alto saxophone.

Conceptes

alt

contralt

contratenor

Sinònims

contralto

countertenor

soprano

tenor

treble

Traduccions

alto

alto

Alt

contralto

alt

contralto

contralto

άλτο

Altstimme

contralto

Altistin

alto

violeta

altzangeres

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈæl.təʊ/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Borrowed from Italian alto (“high”). Doublet of old.