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Alto

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

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(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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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Alto'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​a/alto.html. 1910.
 
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