Treble (instrument)
From the beginning of the 17th century, treble originally referred to the highest instrument of the musical instruments built in choirs , e.g. B. Treble pommer or treble viol . The pitch range of these instruments was in the upper half of the entire pitch range, partly above the singing voice. For today's instruments that are only built in exceptional cases in families of parts (e.g. recorders , saxophones ), the term soprano is more commonly used.
Further meanings of the term are
- the upper part of a set and, accordingly, musical instruments with a high pitch.
- the right half of a keyboard .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Wieland Ziegenrücker : ABC Music. 444 sentences on music theory . 5th edition, Leipzig 1977, p. 186
- ↑ Treble, the. In: Duden. Bibliographisches Institut GmbH, accessed on December 9, 2018 .