Altissimo

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The highest register of a woodwind instrument, or a specific note in this register

    "He could fold the full pitch range of the horn into a short solo, from altissimo to the lowest notes, and connect rarefied ideas to the rich, soulful phrasing of saxophonists like Junior Walker."

Adjective
  1. 1
    very high wordnet

Synonyms

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high

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"He could fold the full pitch range of the horn into a short solo, from altissimo to the lowest notes, and connect rarefied ideas to the rich, soulful phrasing of saxophonists like Junior Walker."

Etymology

From Italian altissimo.

Related phrases

in altissimo

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