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How to pronounce alto in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms countertenor
Type of singing voice
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Synonyms contralto
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Synonyms contralto
Type of singing voice
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Synonyms countertenor
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Type of singer, vocalizer, vocalist, vocaliser
Has types countertenor
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alto clarinet or recorder.
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Type of pitch
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Type of pitch

Examples of alto

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Good People is a slow track with a subdued alto start and sympathetic brushwork.
From the theaustralian.com.au
Alto saxophonist Greg Osby is among the foremost jazz artists of his generation.
From the stltoday.com
When this occurs, the musical settings are for alto, tenor and bass voices only.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The atmospheric music score by alto-saxophonist Soweto Kinch is very effective.
From the morningstaronline.co.uk
Seeing Crawford perform with Ray Charles'orchestra steered him to the alto sax.
From the post-gazette.com
Her father played the alto saxophone and she's played the flute since fifth grade.
From the tennessean.com
The alto is in the Schola Cantorum and has been with the chorale for 11 years.
From the lohud.com
Among the alumni was Mayor George Pradel playing the alto horn of Adam Keller.
From the dailyherald.com
Macliver was later joined by alto Kate Spence for a joyous Et in unum Dominum.
From the nzherald.co.nz
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  • Of or being the lowest female voice
  • A singer whose voice lies in the alto clef
  • Countertenor: of or being the highest male voice; having a range above that of tenor
  • (of a musical instrument) second highest member of a group; "alto clarinet or recorder"
  • ALTO is an interbank network in Indonesia. It was founded on 1994. ALTO is owned by PT ALTO Network.
  • Alto is a musical term, derived from the Latin word altus, meaning "high", that has several possible interpretations.
  • The Xerox Alto was an early personal computer developed at Xerox PARC in 1973. It was the first computer to use the desktop metaphor and graphical user interface (GUI).
  • Altos is a district and locality of the Cordillera Department, Paraguay.
  • 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; A person or instrument that performs the alto part