de
Definition of the French term de in music:
- of, from, by, with
Language
French
Singular
ded'
Combinations
French musical terms that include de:
- à défaut de – in the absence of
- à fond de train – at full speed, very fast
- à la pointe de l'archet – at the tip of the bow
- académie de musique – academy of music
- accent de joie – emphasis of joy
- accompagnement de piano – piano accompaniment
- accord de tonique – tonic chord (the triad formed of scale notes on th...
- acte de ballet – one-act stage work that combines singing and balle...
- air de cour – air de cour (popular type of secular songs in a se...
- air de mouvement – instrumental piece for dance in French Baroque ope...
- ajoutez jeux de fonds – add foundation stops
- arco de la pointe – bow with the point of the bow
- au bord de la membrane – at the edge of the drum head...
- avec accompagnement de piano – with piano accompaniment
- avec la pointe de l'archet – with the tip of the bow
- avec le bois de l'archet – with the wood of the bow (strike the string with t...
- avec toute la longueur de l'archet – with the full length of the bow
- baguette de chef d'orchestre – baton (thin stick used by a conductor to direct an...
- baguette de direction – baton (thin stick used by a conductor to direct an...
- baguette de tambour – drumstick
- baguette de timbale – kettle-drumstick
- baguette de triangle – triangle beater
- baigné de pédales – bathed in pedals (instruction to use the sustain p...
- ballet de cour – ballet de cour (court dance in the form of a balle...
- barre de mesure – bar line
- barre de répétition – repeat bar line
- basse de caractère – operatic bass voice type
- basse de cromorne – bass cromorne (woodwind instrument used in the ear...
- basse de hautbois – bass cromorne (woodwind instrument used in the ear...
- basse de viole – bass viol (bass viola da gamba)
- basse de violon – bass violin
- bâton de pluie – rain stick
- beaucoup de force – a lot of force, much strength
- beaucoup de grâce – a lot of grace
- beaucoup de pédale – a lot of pedal, much pedal
- beaucoup de son – much tone (sonorous)
- bloc de bois – woodblock
- bloc de métal – metal block
- blocs à papier de verre – sandpaper blocks
- bout de l'archet – point of the bow
- brouillé de pédale – mixture of organ pedal stops
- caixa de guerra – caixa (Brazilian snare drum)
- caractères de musique – signs of music (used in music notation)
- chanson de berceau – lullaby
- chanson de guerre – war song
- chanson de joie – song of joy
- chanson de matin – morning song
- chanson de Noël – Christmas carol, Christmas song
- chanson de nuit – night song
- chant de guerre – war song...
- chant de joie – song of joy...
- chant de matin – morning song...
- chant de Noël – Christmas carol, Christmas song...
- chant de nuit – night song...
- chant de soir – evening song...
- chiffrage de mesure – time signature
- claquement de doigts – finger snap (type of body percussion)
- claquement de mains – hand clap (body percussion)
- clarinette de basset – basset clarinet
- clavier de Auxiliaire – Auxiliary manual (keyboard on an organ from which ...
- clavier de Bombarde – Bombarde manual (keyboard on an organ from which t...
- clavier de bombardes – bombarde manual (organ manual that controls the Bo...
- clavier de grand orgue – great manual (keyboard of an organ used to play th...
- clavier de poitrine – Brustwerk manual (keyboard on an organ from which ...
- clavier de positif – Positif manual (keyboard on an organ from which th...
- clavier de positif de dos – Rückpositif manual (keyboard on an organ from whic...
- clavier de Récit – swell manual (keyboard on an organ from which the ...
- clef de basse – bass clef (F-clef placing F3 on the fourth line of...
- clef de fa – F-clef (usually referring to the bass clef, a F-cl...
- clef de sol – G-clef (usually referring to the treble clef, a G-...
- clef de violon – French violin clef (G-clef placing G4 on the first...
- cloche de table – handbell
- cloche de vache – cowbell
- comme de très loin – as as if from very far away
- conservatoire de musique – school of music, music conservatory
- contrebasse de viole de gambe – contrabass viol (sometimes also called violone in ...
- cor de basset – basset horn...
- cor de chamois – gemshorn (wind instrument)...
- cor de chasse – hunting horn...
- cor de nuit – organ flue stop usually of 8' pitch with a soft to...
- cor de postillon – post horn
- cor de signal – bugle
- cor de vache – steerhorn
- corde de la – A string
- corde de mi – E string
- corde de ré – D string
- corde de sol – G string
- cornet de poste – post horn
- cornet de Récit – organ compound stop with a very prominent tone (eq...
- corps de réchange – crook (of a brass instrument)
- coup de glotte – coup de glotte (singing technique where the glotti...
- coup de langue – tonguing
- cymbales de concert – clash cymbals
- dans le style de – in the style of
- dans un halo de pédale – in a halo of pedal resonance
- de la pointe – from the tip (of the bow)
- de la pointe de l'archet – from the tip of the bow
- de nouveau – again, once again
- de nouveau animé – again enlivening
- de plus en plus – more and more
- demi-quart de soupir – thirty-second note (American English), demisemiqua...
- demi-quart de soupir double pointée – double dotted thirty-second note (American English...
- demi-quart de soupir pointée – dotted thirty-second note (American English), dott...
- demi-quart de soupir triple pointée – triple dotted thirty-second note (American English...
- dessus de viole – treble viol (treble viola da gamba)
- dessus de violon – Baroque violin
- disposition de l'orchestre – orchestral seating plan
- du milieu de l'archet – at the middle of the bow
- duolet de blanches – half note duplet (American English), minim duplet ...
- duolet de croches – eighth note duplet (American English), quaver dupl...
- duolet de doubles croches – sixteenth note duplet (American English), semiquav...
- duolet de noires – quarter note duplet (American English), crotchet d...
- durée de note – note value, note duration
- durée de silence – rest value, rest duration
- écho de Récit – echo organ (smaller division of an organ, placed a...
- en forme de – in the form of
- enfant de chœur – choirboy...
- entrée de ballet – ballet entrance...
- extraite de – extract of
- flûte de Pan – pan flute
- flûte de voix – voice flute (recorder with D4 as the lowest note, ...
- fonds de 16 pieds – 16-foot foundation stops
- fonds de 2 pieds – 2-foot foundation stops
- fonds de 4 pieds – 4-foot foundation stops
- fonds de 8 pieds – 8-foot foundation stops
- glisser tout le long de l'archet – glide the full bow
- grande basse de viole de gambe – great bass viol (sometimes also called violone in ...
- harmonica de verre – glass harmonica
- hautbois de chasse – oboe da caccia
- huitième de soupir – thirty-second rest (American English), demisemiqua...
- huitième de soupir double pointée – double dotted thirty-second rest (American English...
- huitième de soupir pointée – dotted thirty-second rest (American English), dott...
- huitième de soupir triple pointée – triple dotted thirty-second rest (American English...
- imitation de tambour de basque – imitation of a tambourine
- indication de mesure – time signature
- instrument de musique – musical instrument
- instrument de percussion – percussion instrument
- jeu de clochette – organ mixture stop designed to imitate the sound o...
- jeu de flûte – flute stop (set of organ pipes with a flute-like t...
- jeu de fond – foundation stop (type of organ stop that forms the...
- jeu de solo – solo playing
- jeu de timbres – keyboard glockenspiel
- jeu de voix humaine – organ reed stop usually of 8' pitch designed to im...
- l'archet de toute sa longueur – the bow at its full length
- livre de chœur – choir book
- maître de chapelle – choirmaster (director of a choir, originally a cha...
- maître de guitare – guitar teacher
- maître de musique – musical director...
- maître de piano – piano teacher
- marche de fête – festival march
- marche de nuit – night march
- méthode de chant – singing method
- méthode de clarinette – clarinet method (method for playing the clarinet)
- méthode de contrebasse – double bass method (method for playing the double ...
- méthode de cor – French horn method (method for playing the French ...
- méthode de cor d'harmonie – French horn method (method for playing the French ...
- méthode de flûte – flute method (method for playing the flute)
- méthode de guitare – guitar method (method for playing the guitar)
- méthode de harpe – harp method (method for playing the harp)
- méthode de mandoline – mandolin method (method for playing the mandolin)
- méthode de piano – piano method (method for playing the piano)
- méthode de pianoforte – piano method (method for playing the piano)
- méthode de trompette – trumpet method (method for playing the trumpet)
- méthode de violon – violin method (method for playing the violin)
- méthode de violoncelle – cello method (method for playing the cello)
- méthode pratique de piano – practical piano method (practical method for playi...
- milieu de l'archet – middle of the bow
- mise de voix – in singing a crescendo and a diminuendo on a singl...
- morceau de concert – concert piece
- morceau de concours – competition piece (composition intended for use in...
- morceau de danse – dance piece
- morceau de fantaisie – fantasia (instrumental composition of a highly inn...
- morceau de genre – genre piece
- morceau de salon – salon music piece (composition inscribing itself i...
- mouvement de marche – march tempo
- mouvement de tango – tango tempo
- mouvement de valse – waltz tempo
- mouvement modéré de valse – moderate waltz tempo
- mue de voix – breaking of the voice (the break in a boys voice)
- musette de cour – musette de cour (small bagpipe which was popular i...
- musique de – music by, music for
- musique de ballet – ballet music
- musique de chambre – chamber music
- musique de chasse – hunting music, music for hunting
- musique de concert – concert music
- musique de cour – court music
- musique de danse – dance music (music accompanying all forms of dance...
- musique de L'Antiquité – ancient music (music composed or practiced before ...
- musique de Noël – Christmas music
- musique de piano – piano music
- musique de salon – salon music (music inscribing itself in the genre ...
- musique de scène – incidental music (music for the stage)
- musique de table – Tafelmusik (music played at feasts and banquets)
- oratorio de Noël – Christmas oratorio (oratorio intended for performa...
- orchestre de chambre – chamber orchestra
- orchestre de l'opéra – opera orchestra
- orchestre de la radio – radio orchestra
- orchestre de salon – salon orchestra
- orgue de barbarie – barrel organ
- orgue de chambre – residence organ (organ installed in a personal hom...
- orgue de cinéma – theater organ (American English), theatre organ (B...
- orgue de salon – residence organ (organ installed in a personal hom...
- orgue de théâtre – theater organ (American English), theatre organ (B...
- ôtez jeux de fonds – take off the foundation stops
- pardessus de viole – pardessus de viole (the highest pitched member of ...
- paroles de – words by
- partie de chant – singing part
- partie de choeur – chorus part
- partie de contrebasse – double bass part
- partie de piano – piano part
- partie de violon – violin part
- partie de voix – voice part
- partition de poche – miniature score
- pas de charge – double quick march
- pas de deux – dance for two performers
- pas de quatre – dance for four performers
- pas de trois – dance for three performers
- peau de tambour – drumhead, drumskin
- pédale de grosse caisse – bass drum pedal
- pédale de soutien – sostenuto pedal (the middle pedal on a piano that ...
- peu de temps après – shortly after
- peu de temps avant – shortly before
- piano à queue de concert – concert grand piano
- piano quart-de-queue – grand piano with a depth approximately between 1.5...
- piano trois-quarts-de-queue – grand piano with a depth approximately between 2.1...
- plus de chaleur – more warmth
- plus de largeur – more width
- plus de movement – more movement
- poésie de – lyrics by, poetry by
- point de prolongation – dot (on a dotted note or rest)
- point de repos – point of rest (pause)
- port de voix – literally "carrying of the voice"...
- positif de couronne – crown division (division of an organ placed at the...
- positif de dos – chair organ (small organ placed behind the organis...
- positif de poitrine – small organ division located at chest height in fr...
- premiers de chaque pupitre – first of each desk (music stand)
- prendre le tambour de basque – take the tambourine, pick up the tambourine
- près de – near the, close to the
- prês de la table – near the soundboard (of a stringed instrument)
- près de la touche – near the fingerboard
- propriété de l'éditeur – property of the publisher
- quart de mesure – quarter rest (American English), crotchet rest (Br...
- quart de mesure double pointée – double dotted quarter rest (American English), dou...
- quart de mesure pointée – dotted quarter rest (American English), dotted cro...
- quart de mesure triple pointée – triple dotted quarter rest (American English), tri...
- quart de soupir – sixteenth rest (American English), semiquaver rest...
- quart de soupir double pointée – double dotted sixteenth rest (American English), d...
- quart de soupir pointée – dotted sixteenth rest (American English), dotted s...
- quart de soupir triple pointée – triple dotted sixteenth rest (American English), t...
- quarte de nazard – organ flute stop of 2' pitch
- quartolet de blanches – half note quadruplet (American English), minim qua...
- quartolet de croches – eighth note quadruplet (American English), quaver ...
- quartolet de doubles croches – sixteenth note quadruplet (American English), semi...
- quartolet de noires – quarter note quadruplet (American English), crotch...
- quintolet de blanches – half note quintuplet (American English), minim qui...
- quintolet de croches – eighth note quintuplet (American English), quaver ...
- quintolet de doubles croches – sixteenth note quintuplet (American English), semi...
- quintolet de noires – quarter note quintuplet (American English), crotch...
- récit de cromorne – organ piece in which the solo voice is played on t...
- saxophone de poche – pocket saxophone
- secondes de chaque pupitre – second of each desk (music stand)
- seizième de soupir – sixty-fourth rest (American English), hemidemisemi...
- seizième de soupir double pointée – double dotted sixty-fourth rest (American English)...
- seizième de soupir pointée – dotted sixty-fourth rest (American English), dotte...
- seizième de soupir triple pointée – triple dotted sixty-fourth rest (American English)...
- sentiment de regret – feeling of regret
- sons de flageolet – harmonics (notes produced by lightly touching a st...
- sur le bord de la membrane – at the rim of the drum head
- surface de contrôle MIDI – MIDI controller
- taille de hautbois – alto oboe (Baroque tenor oboe in F)
- taille de viole – tenor viol (tenor viola da gamba)
- talon de l'archet – frog, nut, heel (of a bow for string instruments)
- tambour de basque – tambourine
- tambour de frein – brake drum (percussion instrument)
- tambour de marche – marching drum
- tambour de provence – tambourin (two-headed drum of Provence)
- tambourin de Provence – tambourin (two-headed drum of Provence)
- tête de note – note head
- ton de cor – horn crook
- ton de l'église – church mode
- ton de la trompette – trumpet crook
- ton de rechange – crook (on a brass instrument)
- tour de force – literally "feat of strength"...
- trait de chant – melodic passage
- traité de composition – treatise on composition
- traité de l'accompagnement – treatise on accompaniment
- traité de l'harmonie – treatise on harmony
- triolet de blanches – half note triplet (American English), minim triple...
- triolet de croches – eighth note triplet (American English), quaver tri...
- triolet de doubles croches – sixteenth note triplet (American English), semiqua...
- triolet de noires – quarter note triplet (American English), crotchet ...
- trompe de béarn – Jew's harp
- trompe de chasse – hunting horn (wind instrument belonging to the gro...
- trompette de fête – literally "festival trumpet"...
- trompette de poche – pocket trumpet
- trou de jeu – finger hole (tonehole on a wind instrument that is...
- trou de résonance – tonehole (opening in the body of a wind instrument...
- trou de tonalité – tonehole (opening in the body of a wind instrument...
- viole de gambe – viol...
- viole de gambe alto – alto viol (alto viola da gamba)
- viole de gambe basse – bass viol (bass viola da gamba)
- viole de gambe ténor – tenor viol (tenor viola da gamba)
- voix de fausset – falsetto voice (voice singing in the highest (treb...
- voix de femme – women's voice
- voix de poitrine – chest voice (in operatic voice categorization: the...
- voix de soprano – soprano voice
- voix de tenor – tenor voice
- voix de tête – head voice (the highest female vocal register and ...
Musical examples
Music scores that include de:
- Camille Saint-Saëns: Danse macabre (1874) Page 1
- Camille Saint-Saëns: Oratorio de Noël (1858) Page 1
- Charles Gounod: Petite Symphonie (1885) Page 1
- Claude Debussy: La plus que lente (1910) Page 7
- Darius Milhaud: La création du monde (1922‑1923) Page 4
- Hector Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique (1830) Page 7
- Jacques Ibert: Escales (1920‑1922) Page 5
- Maurice Ravel: Pavane pour une infante défunte (1899) Page 1
Related terms
French musical terms related to de:
- à – at...
- à la – at the...
- allez – go on, proceed
- au – at the...
- aucun – no...
- aussi – too...
- beaucoup – a lot, much
- bien – well...
- ce – this...
- ces – these, those
- chaque – each...
- comme – like, as, as if
- dans – in
- des – of the, some, any
- du – from the, of the, to the, at the
- en – in...
- et – and
- jusqu'à – until, as far as, up to
- le – the
- les – the (plural, both for feminine and masculine subst...
- mais – but
- ne – not
- ne-pas – not, do not, don't
- non – no, not
- par – by, with, out of, via, through, per
- pas – not...
- pour – for
- quant à – as for
- que – that, than, what, as
- quel – which, what
- quelque – some
- se – himself, herself, itself, themselves, each other
- sur – on, in, by, over, upon, about
- tout – all...
- un – a, an...