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Alto : adj
1: of or being the lowest female voice [syn: contralto]
2: of or being the highest male voice; having a range above
that of tenor [syn: countertenor]
3: (of a musical instrument) second highest member of a group;
"alto clarinet or recorder"
(noun)
1: a singer whose voice lies in the alto clef
2: the lowest female singing voice [syn: contralto]
3: the highest adult male singing voice [syn: countertenor]
4: the pitch range of the lowest female voice
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Viola \Vi"o*la\, n. [It. See Viol.] (Mus.)
An instrument in form and use resembling the violin, but
larger, and a fifth lower in compass.
Viola da braccio [It., viol for the arm], the tenor viol,
or viola, a fifth lower than the violin. Its part is
written in theAlto : clef, hence it is sometimes called the
alto.
Viola da gamba [It., viol for the leg], an instrument
resembling the viola, but larger, and held between the
knees. It is now rarely used.
Viola da spalla [It., viol for the shoulder], an instrument
formerly used, resembling the viola, and intermediate in
size between the viola and the viola da gamba.
Viola di amore [It., viol of love: cf. F. viole d'amour], a
viol, larger than the viola, having catgut strings upon,
and brass or steel wires under, the keyboard. These,
sounding sympathetically with the strings, yield a
peculiarly soft and silvery sound. It is now seldom used.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Alto : \Al"to\, n.; pl. Altos. [It. alto high, fr. L. altus. Cf.
Alt.]
1. (Mus.) 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.
2. An alto singer.
Alto clef (Mus.) the counter-tenor clef, or the C clef,
placed so that the two strokes include the middle line of
the staff. --Moore.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Alto, GA (town, FIPS 1948)
Location: 34.46744 N, 83.57448 W
Population (1990): 651 (245 housing units)
Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 30510
Alto, LA
Zip code(s): 71269
Alto, MI
Zip code(s): 49302
Alto, TX (town, FIPS 2188)
Location: 31.65044 N, 95.07086 W
Population (1990): 1027 (486 housing units)
Area: 4.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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