noun. A low female singing voice; a contralto.

noun. A countertenor.

noun. undefined

noun. The range between soprano and tenor.

noun. A singer whose voice lies within this range.

noun. An instrument that sounds within this range.

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

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

noun. In music: Same as contralto.

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

See all, adv., 1.

noun. 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.

noun. An alto singer.

noun. the counter-tenor clef, or the C clef, placed so that the two strokes include the middle line of the staff.

noun. 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.

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

noun. the highest adult male singing voice

noun. the pitch range of the lowest female voice

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

adjective. of or being the lowest female voice

noun. a singer whose voice lies in the alto clef

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

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

noun. the lowest female singing voice

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