alto

Meaning

  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.

Frequency

22k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈæl.təʊ/
Etymology

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

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