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次高音,女低音,次高音歌手
资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Alto \Al"to\, n.; pl. {Altos}. [It. alto high, fr. L. altus. Cf.
{Alt}.]
1. (Mus.) 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. An alto singer.
{Alto clef} (Mus.) the counter-tenor clef, or the C clef,
placed so that the two strokes include the middle line of
the staff. --Moore.
资料来源 : WordNet®
alto
adj 1: of or being the lowest female voice [syn: {contralto}]
2: of or being the highest male voice; having a range above
that of tenor [syn: {countertenor}]
3: (of a musical instrument) second highest member of a group;
"alto clarinet or recorder"
alto
n 1: a singer whose voice lies in the alto clef
2: the lowest female singing voice [syn: {contralto}]
3: the highest adult male singing voice [syn: {countertenor}]
4: the pitch range of the lowest female voice