alto 的意思
高音; 男高音; 女低音
alto 的词源
alto(n.)
1784年,“男高音”,字面意思是“高”,来自意大利语 alto (canto),源自拉丁语 altus “高”(字面意思是“长高”,来自原始印欧语根 *al- (2) “生长,滋养”)。最初指男性的高音;现在更常用于女性声音的低音范围(更严格来说是 contralto),这一扩展在1848年得到了证实。之所以如此称呼,是因为其音高高于 tenor,在古老音乐中由其演奏旋律。
The alto in a man is totally distinct from the contralto in a woman. The tone is utterly different — the best notes of the one are certainly not the best notes of the other; and although in certain cases a contralto may sing with good effect music written for a male alto (e.g. in some oratorios), yet the converse is scarcely ever true. ["How to Sing," 1890]
作为一种萨克斯ophone,始于1869年。也是中提琴的旧称(1833年),来自意大利语。
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