Altissimo
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 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 very high wordnet
Example
More examples"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.