Alto |
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. |
n. |
Alto |
An alto singer. |
n. |
Alto-rilievos |
of Alto-rilievo |
pl. |
Alto-rilievo |
High relief; sculptured work in which the figures project more than half their thickness; as, this figure is an alto-rilievo or in alto-rilievo. |
n. |
Basso-relievo |
Same as Bas-relief. |
n. |
Mezzo-relievo |
Mezzo-rilievo. |
n. |
Relievo |
See Relief, n., 5. |
n. |
Cavo-relievo |
Cavo-rilievo. |
n. |
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