alto

Senso (Inglese)

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.

Concetti

contralto

alto

controtenore

sinonimi

contralto

countertenor

soprano

tenor

treble

Traduzioni

alto

alto

Alt

alt

contralto

contralto

Altstimme

άλτο

Altistin

contralto

violeta

alto

altzangeres

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈæl.təʊ/

Etimologia (Inglese)

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