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- 1. High. Notes written above the treble stave (G upwards) are spoken of as being ΓÇ£in altΓÇ¥. Notes ΓÇ£in altissimoΓÇ¥ start an octave above that G.
- 2. (German) The alto, or contralto, voice.
- 3. (German) Old.
- 4. ΓÇ£To be in altΓÇ¥. Eighteenth century English slang for over-excited or hysterical.