altissimo

[ al-tis-uh-moh; Italian ahl-tees-see-maw ]

adjective
  1. very high.

noun
  1. in altissimo, in the second octave above the treble staff.

Origin of altissimo

1
1810–20; <Italian: literally, highest, equivalent to alt(o) high + -issimo superlative suffix

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altissimo

/ (ælˈtɪsɪˌməʊ) /


adjective
  1. (of music) very high in pitch

  2. of or relating to the octave commencing on the G lying an octave above the treble clef

noun
  1. in altissimo in the octave commencing an octave above the treble clef

Origin of altissimo

1
Italian, literally: highest

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