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alto

[al-toh] / ˈæl toʊ /
ADJECTIVE
low
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He also admired alto saxophonist and R&B pioneer Louis Jordan.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

“Strasbourg 82” displays how he shaped a cohesive whole from the voices of musicians mostly decades his junior, and how he nurtured future stars including, here, Mr. Blanchard and alto saxophonist Donald Harrison.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 15, 2025

This allusive track boasts the album’s most sweeping chorus, anchored by Swift’s mesmeric alto and a masterfully orchestrated rhythm that uses moments of quiet to its advantage.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 3, 2025

I was in marching band when I was in high school, I played the alto saxophone.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 21, 2025

The viola's song is in a language no one knows; it reads from the alto clef, not the treble.

From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper




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