contraoctave

contraoctave
/kon'treuh ok"tiv, -tayv/, n. Music.
the octave between the second and third C's below middle C.
[1890-95; CONTRA-2 + OCTAVE]

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  • contraoctave — con·tra·octave …   English syllables

  • contraoctave — |kän.trə+ noun Etymology: contra + octave : the musical octave that begins on the third C below middle C see pitch illustration * * * /kon treuh ok tiv, tayv/, n. Music. the octave between the second and third C s below middle C. [1890 95; CONTRA …   Useful english dictionary

  • double contraoctave — noun : subcontraoctave …   Useful english dictionary

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  • octave — Synonyms and related words: English horn, Octateuch, Spenserian stanza, antistrophe, bassoon, block flute, bombard, book, bourdon, burden, canto, cello, chorus, claribel, clarinet, clarion, concert flute, consecutive intervals, contraoctave,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • Contra [2] — Contra, 1) (Contraalt, Contraalto, Musik), die Altstimme; 2) bei Tönen, tiefer, als das große C., so Contraoctave, die Octave, die unter dem großen C. liegt, u. Contra C, Contra D, Contra E, Contra F etc., die Töne derselben …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • contraoctavă — CONTRAOCTÁVĂ, contraoctave, s.f. Cea mai gravă şi mai profundă dintre octave. [pr.: tra oc ] – Din fr. contre octave. Trimis de IoanSoleriu, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98  contraoctávă s. f. → octavă Trimis de siveco, 13.09.2007. Sursa: Dicţionar… …   Dicționar Român

  • sub — sub·abdominal; sub·account; sub·acetate; sub·acid; sub·acidity; sub·acute; sub·adult; sub·aerial; sub·aesthetic; sub·age; sub·agency; sub·agent; sub·akhmimic; sub·alary; sub·alate; sub·alimentation; sub·alkaline; sub·allocate; sub·almoner;… …   English syllables

  • subcontraoctave — sub·contraoctave …   English syllables

  • sixteen-foot octave — noun : contraoctave …   Useful english dictionary

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