dessus
Definition of the French term dessus in music:
- on, over, above
- upper part
- treble (the highest member in some instrument families, except for the even higher members named "pardessus")
- treble (the highest part in a group of instruments)
Language
French
Singular
dessus
Plural
dessus
Combinations
French musical terms that include dessus:
- au dessus – above...
- bas-dessus – low treble (the lowest of two treble parts)
- comme au-dessus – as above
- dessus de viole – treble viol (treble viola da gamba)
- dessus de violon – Baroque violin
- haute-dessus – high treble (the highest of two or more treble par...
- premier dessus – the highest of two or more treble parts
- second dessus – the second-highest of two or more treble parts
Musical examples
Music scores that include dessus:
- Claude Le Jeune: D'une coline m'y proumenant (1603) Page 1
- Jean-Philippe Rameau: Castor et Pollux (1737) Page 1