ALTO VOICE collocation | meaning and examples of use (original) (raw)
collocation in English
meanings of alto and voice
alto
adjective
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/ˈæl.təʊ/us
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/ˈæl.toʊ/
used to refer to a musical instrument that is of a size and range between soprano ...
voice
noun
uk
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/vɔɪs/us
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/vɔɪs/
the sounds that are made when people speak ...
Examples of alto voice
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Gifted in alto voice, violin playing and drawing, he was aspired to become a graphic artist.
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She is also an accomplished claw hammer banjo player, and sings with a rich alto voice.
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The other aria is transposed from the tenor original for the alto voice, and is accompanied by violin and oboe instead of flute and oboe da caccia.
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After his voice had broken, he noticed that he had kept his alto voice in the falsetto register and began to develop it.
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The strength of her alto voice, with its four-octave range, ironically impeded her career for a couple of years while the label went through the process of categorizing her.
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It can make an excellent tenor or alto voice in a wind ensemble or orchestra (the latter could benefit from having a true tenor instrument in the woodwind department).
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Many have praised her beautiful alto voice, her looks, her talent for recitation and her expressive glance.
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In the piece, the alto voice is supported by the first violin, the soprano by the second, the viola reinforces the tenor and occasionally the alto.
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The support of the alto voice by the highest stringed instrument, mostly in the higher octave, makes the alto stand out clearly in the harmony against the soprano.
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A triplet descant in the treble voice is added to the main theme, which is present in the right-hand alto voice.
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The first phrase is sung by the bass and tenor voices while the soprano and alto voices carry the second phrase.
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Paul brings in different elements of his orchestra, the saxophone, alto voices and ploppy drums to support and boy, it works.
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