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alto

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

alto

n. the pitch range of the lowest female voice

alto

n. a singer whose voice lies in the alto clef

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alto

adj. (of a musical instrument) second highest member of a group; "alto clarinet or recorder"

countertenor, alto

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

alto, contralto

adj. of or being the lowest female voice

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adenoidal, pinched, nasal

adj. sounding as if the nose were pinched; "a whining nasal voice"

altissimo

adj. very high

countertenor, alto

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

falsetto

adj. artificially high; above the normal voice range; "a falsetto voice"

peaky, spiky

adj. having or as if having especially high-pitched spots; "absence of peaky highs and beefed-up bass"

piping

adj. resembling the music of a pipe; "the piping voices of children"

shrill, sharp

adj. having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones ; "a shrill whistle"; "a shrill gaiety"

screaky, screechy, squeaking, squeaky, squealing

adj. having or making a high-pitched sound such as that made by a mouse or a rusty hinge

soprano, treble

adj. having or denoting a high range; "soprano voice"; "soprano sax"; "the boy still had a fine treble voice"; "the treble clef"

sopranino

adj. higher in range than soprano; "a sopranino recorder"

tenor

adj. of or close in range to the highest natural adult male voice; "tenor voice"

tenor

adj. (of a musical instrument) intermediate between alto and baritone or bass; "a tenor sax"

adenoidal, pinched, nasal

adj. sounding as if the nose were pinched; "a whining nasal voice"

altissimo

adj. very high

alto

adj. (of a musical instrument) second highest member of a group; "alto clarinet or recorder"

falsetto

adj. artificially high; above the normal voice range; "a falsetto voice"

peaky, spiky

adj. having or as if having especially high-pitched spots; "absence of peaky highs and beefed-up bass"

piping

adj. resembling the music of a pipe; "the piping voices of children"

shrill, sharp

adj. having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones ; "a shrill whistle"; "a shrill gaiety"

screaky, screechy, squeaking, squeaky, squealing

adj. having or making a high-pitched sound such as that made by a mouse or a rusty hinge

soprano, treble

adj. having or denoting a high range; "soprano voice"; "soprano sax"; "the boy still had a fine treble voice"; "the treble clef"

sopranino

adj. higher in range than soprano; "a sopranino recorder"

tenor

adj. of or close in range to the highest natural adult male voice; "tenor voice"

tenor

adj. (of a musical instrument) intermediate between alto and baritone or bass; "a tenor sax"

baritone

adj. lower in range than tenor and higher than bass; "a baritone voice"; "baritone oboe"

bass, deep

adj. having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range; "a deep voice"; "a bass voice is lower than a baritone voice"; "a bass clarinet"

contrabass, double-bass

adj. pitched an octave below normal bass instrumental or vocal range; "contrabass or double-bass clarinet"

throaty

adj. sounding as if pronounced low in the throat; "a rich throaty voice"

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