alto vs phrase

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 

phrase

noun
  • A small section of music in a larger piece. 

  • A word or, more commonly, a group of words that functions as a single unit in the syntax of a sentence, usually consisting of a head, or central word, and elaborating words. 

  • A short written or spoken expression. 

  • A short individual motion forming part of a choreographed dance. 

verb
  • To perform a passage with the correct phrasing. 

  • To express (an action, thought or idea) by means of particular words. 

  • To divide into melodic phrases. 

How often have the words alto and phrase occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )