Alto : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Alto	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for Alto
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
alto adj of or being the lowest female voice [syn: alto, contralto] of or being the highest male voice; having a range above that of tenor Synonym(s): countertenor, alto (of a musical instrument) second highest member of a group; "alto clarinet or recorder" n a singer whose voice lies in the alto clef the lowest female singing voice Synonym(s): contralto, alto the highest adult male singing voice Synonym(s): countertenor, alto (of a musical instrument) the second highest instrument in a family of musical instruments the pitch range of the lowest female voice
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Viola \Vi"ola\, n. [It. See {Viol}.] (Mus.) An instrument in form and use resembling the violin, but larger, and a fifth lower in compass. {[d8]Viola da braccio} [It., viol for the arm], the tenor viol, or viola, a fifth lower than the violin. Its part is written in the alto* clef, hence it is sometimes called the {alto}. {[d8]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. {[d8]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. {[d8]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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
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)