1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Alto
ALTO (Ital. for “high”), a musical term applied to the highest adult male voice or counter-tenor, and to the lower boy’s or woman’s (contralto) voice.
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ALTO (Ital. for “high”), a musical term applied to the highest adult male voice or counter-tenor, and to the lower boy’s or woman’s (contralto) voice.