Alto
Vocal and pitch range above tenor and below soprano / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other uses, see Alto (disambiguation).
The musical term alto, meaning "high" in Italian (Latin: altus), historically refers to the contrapuntal part higher than the tenor and its associated vocal range. In 4-part voice leading alto is the second-highest part, sung in choruses by either low women's or high men's voices. In vocal classification these are usually called contralto and male alto or countertenor.