écho

Definition of the French term écho in music:

  1. echo (repetition of a sound)
  2. subtone (soft and breathy timbre produced on some wind instruments, particularly clarinet and saxophone, using a special playing technique)
  3. organ flute stop with a soft tone
  4. modifier in organ stop names, indicating a softer and/or smaller-scaled version of the normal stop
Language
French
Singular
écho
Plural
échos
Variant
echo
Synonym

Combinations

French musical terms that include écho:

  • clavier d'écho – Echo manual (keyboard on an organ from which the E...
  • écho de Récit – echo organ (smaller division of an organ, placed a...
  • en écho – echoing, in response, as a response

Musical examples

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Related terms

French musical terms related to écho: