alto
Alto is the lower common female or treble choral part. This topic is part of Vocal Music within Music. This page currently draws on 8 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
alto trivia questions
In a mixed choir, alto is generally below which voice part?
Answer: Soprano
Bonus fact: Alto is the lower common female or treble choral part.
What abbreviation places alto second in SATB?
Answer: A
Bonus fact: SATB stands for soprano, alto, tenor, bass.
What term is often used for the lowest classical female voice type, below mezzo-soprano?
Answer: Contralto
Bonus fact: True contralto voices are relatively rare.
Which alto saxophonist was a leading exponent of bebop alongside Dizzy Gillespie?
Answer: Charlie Parker
Bonus fact: Smithsonian Music names Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie as leading exponents of bebop's rhythmically complex, harmonically rich improvisation.
In standard SATB choral writing, soprano is usually sung by what range?
Answer: Highest voice part
Bonus fact: Soprano sits above alto, tenor, and bass.
What instrument plays the distinctive solo in "California Dreamin'"?
Answer: Flute
Bonus fact: Jazz musician Bud Shank played the memorable alto flute solo.
What four voice parts are common in mixed choirs?
Answer: Soprano, alto, tenor, bass
Bonus fact: SATB is the standard abbreviation.
What does SATB stand for in choral writing?
Answer: Soprano, alto, tenor, bass
Bonus fact: SATB identifies four-part mixed choral scoring.