ouvert
Definition of the French term ouvert in music:
- open
- without mute (on wind instruments)
- with sustain pedal (the right pedal on a piano that makes notes continue to sound)
- on an open string (on string instruments)
- the first ending of a repeated passage (the second ending is called "clos")
Language
French
Singular
ouvert (m)ouverte (f)
Plural
ouverts (m)ouvertes (f)
Combinations
French musical terms that include ouvert:
- à livre ouvert – without preparation, at sight
- accord ouvert – open chord (chord on open strings)
- chanter à livre ouvert – to sing at sight, sight-singing
- son ouvert – open note, unstopped note (on a horn)
- trou ouvert – open hole, open finger-hole
- tuyau ouvert – open pipe (organ pipe open at the top)
Musical examples
Music scores that include ouvert:
- Arthur Honegger: Pacific 231 (1923) Page 4
- Charles Koechlin: Horn Sonata (1918‑25) Page 5
- Igor Stravinsky: The Firebird (1910) Page 5
- Samuel Alexandre Rousseau: Fantaisie pour orgue (1894) Page 1
Related terms
French musical terms related to ouvert:
- enlevez la sourdine – remove the mute...
- enlevez les Sourdines une à une – remove the mutes one by one (instruction for strin...
- laissez vibrer – to let sound, to let ring (do not mute or damp)
- ôtent la sourdine – remove the mute...
- ôtez la sourdine – remove the mute...
- ôtez les sourdines l'un après l'autre – remove the mutes one by one (instruction for strin...
- otez les sourdines une à une – remove the mutes one by one (instruction for strin...
- ôtez sourdine – remove the mute...
- retire la sourdine – remove the mute...
- sans sourdine – without mute...