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ˈæl toʊal·to
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altonoun
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.
Synonyms:
contratenor altus, high countertenor
Princeton's WordNet
altonoun
a singer whose voice lies in the alto clef
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countertenor, contraltoAntonyms:
low-pitched, low, high, high-pitchedcontralto, altonoun
the lowest female singing voice
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countertenor, contraltoAntonyms:
high-pitched, low, high, low-pitchedcountertenor, altonoun
the highest adult male singing voice
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countertenor, contraltoAntonyms:
low, low-pitched, high, high-pitchedaltonoun
(of a musical instrument) the second highest instrument in a family of musical instruments
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countertenor, contraltoAntonyms:
low-pitched, high, high-pitched, lowaltoadjective
the pitch range of the lowest female voice
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countertenor, contraltoAntonyms:
high-pitched, low-pitched, high, lowalto, contraltoadjective
of or being the lowest female voice
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countertenor, contraltoAntonyms:
high, low, high-pitched, low-pitchedcountertenor, altoadjective
of or being the highest male voice; having a range above that of tenor
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countertenor, contraltoAntonyms:
low, low-pitched, high-pitched, highaltoadjective
(of a musical instrument) second highest member of a group
"alto clarinet or recorder"
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countertenor, contraltoAntonyms:
low, high-pitched, low-pitched, high
Dictionary of English Synonymes
altonoun
Synonyms:
(Mus.) counter, counter-tenor
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In 1994, Signe Mayfield said in The Palo Alto Cultural Center: "A more contained approach to the figure is seen in the lyrical drawing Bend, 1991, by Stephen Namara. In contrast to Neri's expressionistic forms, Namara has depicted the calisthenic stance of the figure in a pure, linear arabesque. An ambient, white light heightens the seductive beauty of the drawing. Its resonance comes from its capacity to act as both an abstract calligraph and Lyrical representation".
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I was raised in Palo Alto, and I can't afford to live here... except for living in this trailer.
In an ironic vignette, at a healthcare facility dedicated to serving blind veterans—the new Palo Alto Polytrauma and Blind Rehabilitation Center—the agency wasted $670,000 on two sculptures no blind veteran can even see, the ‘Helmick Sculpture’ cost $385,000 (2014) and a parking garage exterior wall faade by King Ray Studio for the ‘design, fabrication, and installation of the public artwork’ cost $285,000 (2014).
[The city of] Palo Alto uses us for their library system because they had multiple branches with meeting rooms that were underutilized.
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