Alto - Definition and Overview

Related Words: Meistersinger, Accompaniment, Baritone, Bass, Basso, Canary, Canto, Cantor, Cantus, Chanter, Continuo

The word alto may refer to:

an experimental personal computer designed by Xerox at the Palo Alto Research Center: see Alto (computer).
a singing voice: see Alto (voice).
a high-register musical instrument, such as the alto horn or alto saxophone.
a city in the State of Michigan: see Alto, Michigan.
a unit of time: see alto (time)
"high" or "tall" in Spanish and Italian, and "stop" in Spanish.

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