contre-bourdon

Definition of the French term contre-bourdon in music:

organ flute stop of 32' or 16' pitch, sounding an octave lower than the standard Bourdon (usually played with the pedals, equivalent to "Contra Bourdon" or "Sub Bass" in English, "Untersatz" in German, and "Subbasso" in Italian)

Language

French

Singular

contre-bourdon

Plural

contre-bourdons

Synonyms

soubassegrand bourdon

French musical terms related to contre-bourdon:

bourdon – drone (continuous note of low pitch)...
bourdon à cheminée – organ flute stop with half-stopped pipes of variab...
contre – against, opposite to (often used in combination wi...
écho – echo (repetition of a sound)...
flageolet harmonique – organ flute stop of 2' or 1' pitch with a bright t...
flûte – flute...
flûte à bec – recorder (woodwind instrument)...
flûte a cheminée – organ flute stop with half-stopped pipes of variab...
flûte à pavillon – organ flute stop usually of 8' pitch with a full a...
flûte à pointe – organ flute stop usually of 8' or 4' pitch constru...
flûte allemande – literally "German flute"...
flûte basse – bass flute...
flûte bouchée – organ flute stop with stopped pipes of variable pi...
flûte céleste – organ flute stop usually of 8' pitch with a soft a...
flûte courte – organ flute stop of variable pitch and tone
flûte d'orchestre – orchestral flute...
flûte douce – recorder (woodwind instrument)...
flûte harmonique – organ flute stop usually of 8' or 4' pitch, constr...
flûte multiple – compound term for double, triple and quadruple flu...
flûte octaviante – organ flute stop usually of 8' or 4' pitch, constr...
flûte ouverte – organ flute stop usually with open pipes of variab...
flûte traversière – transverse flute (side-blown flute held horizontal...
flûte triangulaire – organ flute stop with triangular pipes, usually of...
grand bourdon – organ flute stop of 32' or 16' pitch, an octave lo...
grosse flûte – organ flute stop usually of 8' pitch with a tone m...
mélodie – melody...
octavin – piccolo flute...
ottavino – ottavino (small spinet that sounds one octave high...
quarte de nazard – organ flute stop of 2' pitch
sifflet – whistle (instrument)...
soubasse – organ flute stop of 32' or 16' pitch, an octave lo...
traversière – transverse flute (side-blown flute held horizontal...
traverso – traverso (transverse flute from the Baroque period...

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