alto
Between soprano, tenor
Alto is a singing voice in the range between soprano and tenor, typically the lowest female or highest male voice in choral music.
The term also describes instruments in that range: an alto saxophone, an alto flute.
In a choir, the altos sing harmony parts below the melody.
She's been singing alto since high school.
Medium female singing voice
- countertenorHigh-voiced male singer
- falsettoArtificially elevated singing register
- tenorEssential meaning or import
- sopranoHighest female voice range
baritone · bass · vocalist · singer · chorister · timbre · resonance · pitch
Organized group of singers
- ensembleUnified group or outfit
- anthemOfficial song of praise
- cantataVocal work with instruments
- motetSacred polyphonic choral work
oratorio · madrigal · requiem · magnificat · gospel · liturgy · hymn · carol
Reed instrument, brass body
- saxSingle-reed wind instrument
- clarinetSingle-reed woodwind instrument
- fluteTube blown sideways
- recorderEnd-blown wooden flute
woodwind · horn · brass · reed · mouthpiece · jazz · ensemble · section
Bring into agreement
- blendCombine into mixture
- polyphonySimultaneous independent melodic lines
- counterpointSimultaneous independent melodies
- accompanimentSupplementary support element
duet · trio · quartet · ensemble · canon · round · homophony · arrangement
mezzo-soprano
Medium female singing voice
- countertenorHigh-voiced male singer
- falsettoArtificially elevated singing register
- tenorEssential meaning or import
soprano · baritone · bass · vocalist · singer · chorister · timbre · resonance · pitch · register
choir
Organized group of singers
motet · oratorio · madrigal · requiem · magnificat · gospel · liturgy · hymn · carol · section
saxophone
Reed instrument, brass body
recorder · woodwind · horn · brass · reed · mouthpiece · jazz · ensemble · section · transposition
harmonize
Bring into agreement
- blendCombine into mixture
- polyphonySimultaneous independent melodic lines
- counterpointSimultaneous independent melodies
accompaniment · duet · trio · quartet · ensemble · canon · round · homophony · arrangement · chord
high
Great in altitude
- scalesweight, measure, balance, balance scale, digital scale
- singingsoprano, lead vocals, vocalist, backing vocals, tenor
- singing termsduet, aria, hum, soprano, trill
- vocal musicsong, vocals, soprano, tenor, baritone
- nivelsuperior, inferior, final
- choir singerschorister, choirboy, choirgirl, soprano, tenor
- high altitudeGreat distance upward
- altar serverWorship ceremony assistant
- altar boysYoung liturgical assistants
- left at the altar
- altitude sicknessHypoxia from high elevation
- alto saxE-flat woodwind instrument
altitude, altar, exalt, altimeter, contralto, altos, altocumulus, altostratus