• Altissimo

    Origin

    From Italian altissimo

    Full definition of altissimo

    Noun

    altissimo

    (plural altissimos)
    1. (music) 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.
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