alto vs gambist

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 

gambist

noun
  • Someone who plays the viola da gamba 

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