Definitions | alto |
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- musical part or section higher than tenor and lower than soprano. Originally called contratenor altus, high countertenor, the part that performed a countermelody above the tenor or main melody.
- person or instrument that performs the alto part
Etymology: From Italian, alto, "high"
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