altissimo
See also: Altissimo, altíssimo, and Altíssimo
English
Etymology
From Italian altissimo.
Noun
altissimo (plural altissimos)
- (music) The highest register of a woodwind instrument, or a specific note in this register
- 2007, January 14, “Ben Ratliff”, in Michael Brecker Dies at 57; Prolific Jazz Saxophonist:
- 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.
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Derived terms
- in altissimo
See also
altissimo on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Italian
Etymology
From alto + -issimo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /alˈtis.si.mo/
- Rhymes: -issimo
- Hyphenation: al‧tìs‧si‧mo
Adjective
altissimo (feminine altissima, masculine plural altissimi, feminine plural altissime)
- superlative degree of alto (“highest”)
Descendants
- → English: altissimo
Latin
Adjective
altissimō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of altissimus