octave diminuée – Definition in music

Definition of the French term octave diminuée in music:

diminished octave (interval of eleven half steps)
diminished octave (the note a diminished octave above the tonic of a scale or the root of a chord)

Language

French

Singular

octave diminuée

Plural

octaves diminuées

French musical terms related to octave diminuée:

à deux octaves – in two octaves
a l'octave réelle – in the actual octave (play the notes as written)
à trois octaves – for three octaves, in three octaves
deux octaves – two octaves
l'octave inférieure – the lower octave
l'octave réelle – the actual octave (play as written)
l'octave supérieure – the upper octave, the higher octave
octave – octave (interval of eight degrees)...
octave augmentée – augmented octave (interval of thirteen half steps)...
octave inférieure – lower octave
octave juste – perfect octave (interval of twelve half steps)...
octave parfaite – perfect octave (interval of twelve half steps)...
octave réelle – actual octave (instruction to play in the same pit...
octave supérieure – upper octave, higher octave