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Record 1 1988-03-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wind Instruments
OBS

Equivalents proposed (for the French verb "octavier") by Mr. David Curtis, a specialist in music (Mc Gill University, Montréal).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments de musique à vent
DEF

Jouer les sons notés à l'octave supérieure ou inférieure. Cela s'indique par (...) [des] signes (...) [spéciaux] placés (...) au-dessous (...) [des notes concernées]. Ce procédé de notation sert à éviter l'emploi d'un trop grand nombre de lignes supplémentaires, qui rendent la lecture malaisée.

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