The Clue
Mezzo's colleague (4 letter answer)
The Answer
ALTO
Tags
Notes
The answer ALTO is very common and appears about once every 39 puzzles.
Related Clues
Chorister
Countertenor
Palo ___
A singer
Voice
Brahms's "___ hapsody"
Choir member
Choir voice
Choral part
Chorus member
Female voice
Kind of clef
Kind of flute
Kind of sax
Member of the chorus
Middle range
Midrange voice
Opposite of bajo
Part of a chorus
Part in an ensemble
Sax or singer
Sax type
Saxophone type
"STOP," in Jalisco
Violist's clef
Woman in a choir
Annina in "Der Rosenkavalier"
It's high in the Sierras
Like some winds
Low female voice
Lowest female voice
Prefix in cloud names
Quarter of a quartet, maybe
___-relievo (high relief)
Voice below soprano
Lola in "Damn Yankees," e.g.
Start of some cloud names
Definition
ALTO as a noun:
1. a singer whose voice lies in the alto clef
2. (contralto, alto) = the lowest female singing voice
3. (countertenor, alto) = the highest adult male singing voice
4. (of a musical instrument) the second highest instrument in a family of musical instruments
5. the pitch range of the lowest female voice
ALTO as an adjective:
1. (alto, contralto) = of or being the lowest female voice
2. (countertenor, alto) = of or being the highest male voice; having a range above that of tenor
3. (of a musical instrument) second highest member of a group; "alto clarinet or recorder"