The Collaborative International Dictionary
high-pitched \high-pitched\ adj.
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high in pitch or frequency; -- used of sounds and voices. Opposite of low. [Narrower terms: adenoidal, pinched, nasal; altissimo; alto; countertenor, alto; falsetto; peaky, spiky; piping; shrill, sharp; screaky, screechy, squeaking, squeaky, squealing; soprano, treble; sopranino; tenor]
Syn: high.
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set at a sharp or high angle or slant; as, a high-pitched roof.
Syn: steeply pitched, steep.
Wiktionary
n. (context musical instruments English) a musical instrument, especially a saxophone or recorder, that is a pitch higher than the soprano instrument of its class
WordNet
adj. higher in range than soprano; "a sopranino recorder"
Wikipedia
Sopranino is used to indicate a tonal range beyond soprano. In particular, it can refer to:
- a type of various wind instruments such as:
- the sopranino saxophone,
- the sopranino clarinet,
- the sopranino recorder; or
- a sopranino voice with a range higher than soprano.
- The Sopranos an American crime drama television series created by David Chase.
Usage examples of "sopranino".
He slipped the sopranino recorder out of his belt and put it to his lips.
Putting the sopranino down, he took the alto recorder from its canvas case and started adjusting the sections in that mysterious way recorder players put their machines together.
Chester had taken the sopranino recorder from his belt and was happily squinting at the spotlight and playing both machines at once.