What does ALTO mean?

Definitions for ALTO
ˈæl toʊal·to

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. altonoun

    a singer whose voice lies in the alto clef

  2. contralto, altonoun

    the lowest female singing voice

  3. countertenor, altonoun

    the highest adult male singing voice

  4. altonoun

    (of a musical instrument) the second highest instrument in a family of musical instruments

  5. altoadjective

    the pitch range of the lowest female voice

  6. alto, contraltoadjective

    of or being the lowest female voice

  7. countertenor, altoadjective

    of or being the highest male voice; having a range above that of tenor

  8. altoadjective

    (of a musical instrument) second highest member of a group

    "alto clarinet or recorder"

Wiktionary

  1. altonoun

    A musical part or section higher than tenor and lower than soprano, formerly the part that performed a countermelody above the tenor or main melody.

  2. altonoun

    A person or instrument that performs the alto part

  3. Etymology: From alto

ChatGPT

  1. alto

    Alto generally refers to a musical term used to categorize an specific range of voice, typically the second highest in four-part harmony. It can also refer to a type of clef in music notation, or to specific instruments, such as the alto saxophone or an alto flute, which have a range that is lower than a soprano but higher than a tenor. In a broader context, "alto" is a Spanish and Italian word meaning "high".

Webster Dictionary

  1. Altonoun

    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. Altonoun

    an alto singer

  3. Etymology: [It. alto high, fr. L. altus. Cf. Alt.]

Wikidata

  1. Alto

    The musical term alto, meaning "high" in Italian, refers to the second highest part of a contrapuntal musical texture and is also applied to its associated vocal range, especially in choral music. More rarely it describes the highest male solo voice type, and it is also the root word of contralto, the lowest standard female voice type. When designating instruments, "alto" likewise can refer either to the corresponding vocal range or to musical role.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Alto

    alt′o, n. (mus.) properly the same as counter-tenor, the male voice of the highest pitch (now principally falsetto), and not the lowest female voice, which is properly contralto, though in printed music the second part in a quartet is always called alto. [It.—L. altus, high.]

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Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. ALTO

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Alto is ranked #28650 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Alto surname appeared 832 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Alto.

    67% or 558 total occurrences were White.
    13.3% or 111 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    7.3% or 61 total occurrences were Asian.
    6.6% or 55 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
    3.8% or 32 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    1.8% or 15 total occurrences were Black.

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Anagrams for ALTO »

  1. a lot

  2. alot

  3. ATOL

  4. lota

  5. tola

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of ALTO in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of ALTO in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of ALTO in a Sentence

  1. Nicole Zoerink:

    We all have the same goal. Patients are not pressured into ALTO's if their pain does not subside.Doctors in the study acknowledge, sometimes, an opioid is the proper course of action. But this program promises to make sure safe and effective alternatives are not overlooked. Patients, meanwhile, are thankful. We've had patients thank us for being innovative and creative.

  2. Mark Cash:

    Strong billings and revenue guidance, alongside affirmation that Palo Alto will not be drastically changing its selling model, which would affect free cash flow, helped qualm investor fears.

  3. Mike Helmer:

    I was raised in Palo Alto, and I can't afford to live here... except for living in this trailer.

  4. Stephen Namara:

    In 1994, Signe Mayfield said in The Palo Alto Cultural Center: "A more contained approach to the figure is seen in the lyrical drawing Bend, 1991, by Stephen Namara. In contrast to Neri's expressionistic forms, Namara has depicted the calisthenic stance of the figure in a pure, linear arabesque. An ambient, white light heightens the seductive beauty of the drawing. Its resonance comes from its capacity to act as both an abstract calligraph and Lyrical representation".

  5. Adam Andrzejewski:

    In an ironic vignette, at a healthcare facility dedicated to serving blind veterans—the new Palo Alto Polytrauma and Blind Rehabilitation Center—the agency wasted $670,000 on two sculptures no blind veteran can even see, the ‘Helmick Sculpture’ cost $385,000 (2014) and a parking garage exterior wall faade by King Ray Studio for the ‘design, fabrication, and installation of the public artwork’ cost $285,000 (2014).

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