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music-glossary: alteration
music-glossary: Musical terms A-Z
music-glossary: alto clef
1.13 alto
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ES: alto, I: contralto, F: alto, D: Alt, NL: alt, DK: alt, S: alt, FI:
altto, matala naisääni.
A female voice of low range (_contralto_). Originally the alto was a
high male voice (hence the name), which by castration or the use of
falsetto reached the height of the natural female voice. This type of
voice is also known as countertenor.
See also
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countertenor.