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Record 1 1988-03-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wind Instruments
OBS

Mr. David Curtis, a specialist in music (Mc Gill University), has never seen the term "octaviation". However, the concept is a familiar one, which he would call "octavization".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments de musique à vent
DEF

(...) phénomène produit par un tuyau sonore faisant entendre un partiel à l'octave du son fondamental lorsqu'on force le vent (...) De nombreux instruments à vent utilisent ce phénomène pour étendre leur tessiture vers l'aigu (flûtes, hautbois, saxophones) ou pour modifier leur timbre (flûte octaviante et basse de viole de l'orgue).

Key term(s)
  • octaviation

Spanish

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