alto vs instrument

alto

noun
  • A person or musical instrument that performs the alto part. 

  • A musical part or section higher than tenor and lower than soprano, formerly the part that performed a countermelody above the tenor or main melody. 

  • An alto saxophone 

instrument

noun
  • A device used to produce music. 

  • A legal document, such as a contract, deed, trust, mortgage, power, indenture, or will. 

  • A means or agency for achieving an effect. 

  • A tool, implement used for manipulation or measurement. 

  • A person used as a mere tool for achieving a goal. 

  • A measuring or displaying device. 

verb
  • To devise, conceive, cook up, plan. 

  • To perform upon an instrument; to prepare for an instrument. 

  • To apply measuring devices. 

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