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alto - use in sentences
Converse of object
- sing: I sing alto in a local choral society where we are currently learning Mozart's Requiem.
- play: In the early 1970s, Greg did a two year stint playing lead alto with the Ray Charles orchestra.
- use: For Mozart I would use Bach alto, small bore tenor, large bore tenor.
- have: They have alto a little Garden for Herbs, Onions, &c.
- intend: During this period it appears that Bruckner also intended an alto as the first trombone in his compositions.
- include: The Premier Flute Choir has been fortunate enough to benefit from expanding the range of instruments to include an alto and bass flute.
Noun used with modifier
- solo: Paul McCreesh Bach Cantatas for solo alto - Harmonia Mundi - La Chapelle Royale, dir.
- lead: Vic moved to Leeds in 1948 playing lead alto in many of the clubs and ballrooms of the time.
- bore: I was never interested in a 0.500 " bore alto.
Adjective modifier
- male: The BOGS has always been a completely adult band of singers with a male alto top line.
- lead: In the early 1970s, Greg did a two year stint playing lead alto with the Ray Charles orchestra.
- high: The B&S alto trombone is a high quality budget alto which has been very well received.
Modifies a noun
- trombone: I have played alto trombone on a couple of things.
- sax: The alto sax is arguably the most popular sax on the planet.
- saxophone: He took up the alto saxophone in his high school band.
- clef: A part in alto clef, for instance, does not necessarily demand an alto trombone.
- saxophonist: In 1953 the great alto saxophonist visited Canada to play with the members of Montreal's Jazz Workshop.
- trombonist: The alto trombonist must be very vigilant with the intonation, since the low register requires long shifts of the slide between notes.
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