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alto

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1. alto - Noun

2. alto - Adjective Satellite

3. Alto - Proper noun

Meaning

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.

An alto singer.

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alto clarinet or recorder Source: Internet

A B soprano saxophone is also occasionally used, in which case it is normally played by the first alto saxophonist. Source: Internet

According to a study by the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), the El Alto system is the least resilient against the impact of climate change among the three systems. Source: Internet

A favorite example is the graphical user interface (GUI), initially developed at PARC for the Alto and then commercialized as the Xerox Star by the Xerox Systems Development Department. Source: Internet

Additionally, single F alto and B alto descants are used in the performance of some baroque horn concertos and F, B and F alto singles are occasionally used by jazz performers. Source: Internet

After Terry Burns, his half-brother, introduced him to modern jazz, his enthusiasm for players like Charles Mingus and John Coltrane led his mother to give him a plastic alto saxophone in 1961; he was soon receiving lessons from a local musician. Source: Internet

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