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n. A low female singing voice; a contralto.

n. A countertenor.

n. The range between soprano and tenor.

n. A singer whose voice lies within this range.

n. An instrument that sounds within this range.

n. A vocal or instrumental part written in this range.

n. 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.

n. this sense) A person or instrument that performs the alto part

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.

Literally, high: an element in terms relating to music and art: as, alto-ripieno, alto-rilievo.

n. In music: Same as contralto.

n. The instrument called in England the tenor violin, and by the Italians the viola.

See all, adv., 1.

n. the highest adult male singing voice

n. the pitch range of the lowest female voice

adj. (of a musical instrument) second highest member of a group

adj. of or being the lowest female voice

n. a singer whose voice lies in the alto clef

n. (of a musical instrument) the second highest instrument in a family of musical instruments

adj. of or being the highest male voice; having a range above that of tenor

n. the lowest female singing voice

"An alto is supposed to sound a certain way - darker, fatter, richer, perhaps more matronly, than a soprano."

high    high-pitched    low-pitched    low   

singing voice    pitch   

alto clef   

contratenor altus    high countertenor   

baritone    soprano    trombone    tenor    bass    barytone    cornet    cello    saxophone    accordion