Alt – Definition in music

Definition of the German term Alt in music:

contralto (the lowest female voice type with an approximate range of F3 to D5)
alto (member of an instrument family with a range between tenor and soprano)
alto (the second-highest part in four-part harmony)

Language

German

Singular

Alt

Plural

AlteÄlte

Abbreviation

A.

Synonym

German musical terms that include Alt:

Alt solo mit Chor – alto solo with choir
Einfalt – simplicity, naivety
Knabenalt – boy contralto (boy who is capable of singing in th...
Koloraturalt – coloratura contralto (contralto capable of perform...
Kontraalt – (no equivalent in English) very deep contralto (fe...
Kontraaltflöte – contra-alto flute (concert flute pitched either on...
Kontraaltklarinette – contra-alto clarinet (contrabass clarinet in E fla...
Kontraaltstimme – very deep contralto voice with an approximate rang...
Manualtaste – manual key (single key on an organ manual)
mit Sorgfalt – with care
mit verhaltener Stimme – with restrained voice
Signaltrompete – bugle
Sorgfalt – care
Spielalt – comic contralto (operatic contralto voice used for...
Subkontraaltflöte – subcontrabass flute
Tonhaltepedal – sostenuto pedal (the middle pedal on a piano that ...
verhaltenem – restrained
Vorhalt – suspension (harmony)...
zurückhaltender – more held back, more restrained, more slowed down

Music scores that include Alt:

Ernst Krenek: 4 A-cappella-Chöre (1926) Page 1
George Frideric Handel: Hallelujah Chorus (1741) Page 1
Johannes Brahms: 2 Motets (1863‑1864) Page 1

German musical terms related to Alt:

Altist – male singer (often a boy) able to sing soprano par...
Altistin – contralto (female voice type, with an approximate ...
Bariton – baritone (male voice type pitched between tenor an...
Bass – bass (the lowest male voice type with an approxima...
Contratenor – contratenor (third voice part in 14th to 15th cent...
Countertenor – countertenor (the highest male voice type with an ...
Halbsopran – mezzo-soprano (female voice type pitched between s...
Kontertenor – countertenor (the highest male voice type with an ...
Mezzosopran – mezzo-soprano (female voice type pitched between s...
Sopran – soprano (the highest female voice type with an app...
Sopranistin – soprano (the highest female voice type with an app...
Tenor – tenor (the highest standard male voice type with a...