alto
Definition of the Italian term alto in music:
- viola (string instrument)
- 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)
- high
- top part
- tall
- loud
Language
Italian
Singular
alto (m)alta (f)
Plural
alti (m)alte (f)
Combinations
Italian musical terms that include alto:
Musical examples
Music scores that include alto:
- Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria in D major (1716) Page 1
- Haydn: The Creation (1796‑1798) Page 1
- Johann Sebastian Bach: St Matthew Passion (1736) Page 2
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem in D minor (1791) Page 2
Related terms
Italian musical terms related to alto:
- cello – cello
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- viola – viola...
- violino – violin (bowed string instrument)...
- violoncello – cello...
- violone – violone (term used for several large instruments i...