altoist
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of altoist
Example Sentences
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Second altoist Allison Antalek, a relative newcomer, was also celebrating after enduring 20 operations on her foot.
From Washington Times • Apr. 12, 2019
Just before the trip, Davis assembled a new group, a quintet featuring the altoist Cannonball Adderley.
From The New Yorker • Aug. 3, 2016
Garzone, playing tenor sax, was also partnered by altoist Carlo Conti, whose probing, angular interrogations of the harmonies contrasted with the older man's weightier sound and attack.
From The Guardian • Jun. 30, 2013
The guy I'd heard about was this brash, flashy, prodigious altoist who played lots of notes, but the music wasn't like that at all.
From The Guardian • Jul. 21, 2011
On Froggy Bottom, altoist Newman, 66, and guitarist Whitfield, 29, turn out to speak the same blues language, lyrical as well as funky.
From Time Magazine Archive
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