alto
Example Sentences
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Yvonne Lanauze’s vocal is modest, but the track blossoms in the instrumental solos—Hodges’s alto sax singing with quiet poise, and Tyree Glenn’s trombone talking with emotion and eloquence, raising the whole performance to another level.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026
“Chulahoma” is riveting for Mr. Sewell’s lines, which are alternately gritty and soaring, and for Mr. Lloyd’s playing, which hints at the blues-based melodicism of yet another dear, departed friend, the alto saxophonist Ornette Coleman.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 11, 2025
"Her rich alto voice sounded like she was still singing in church, but the lyrics were pure 70s pop/soul," noted US music source Soul Tracks of the track.
From BBC • Feb. 25, 2025
An artistic force, Faithfull reinvented her musical style with each passing decade, eagerly embracing contemporary sounds and collaborators as engines for her distinctive alto, one that grew more menacing the older she got.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2025
It was gleaming brass against the green velvet, an alto sax.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
Vocabulary lists containing alto
Music - Introductory
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Music - Middle School
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Music - High School
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