petit – Definition in music

Definition of the French term petit in music:

small, little

Language

French

Singular

petit (m)petite (f)

Plural

petits (m)petites (f)

Abbreviation

P^t

French musical terms that include petit:

petit barré – half barre chord (chord on guitar or other stringe...
petit bugle – flugelhorn in E-flat
petit chœur – small choir, small chorus (small group of singers)
petit chœur au soli – small choir with the soloists
petit doigt – little finger...
petit morceau – little piece, little composition
petit nasard – organ stop with a soft tone
petit prélude – little prelude
petit tambour – small drum...
petit tambour sans timbre – piccolo snare drum without snares
petit traité – small treatise

Music scores that include petit:

Arthur de Greef: Petit prélude (1914) Page 1
Charles Gounod: Petite Symphonie (1885) Page 1
Claude Debussy: La mer (1903‑1905) Page 1
François Couperin: Troisième leçon de ténèbres (1714) Page 5
Guy Ropartz: Quatre Odelettes (1913) Page 1
Jacques Ibert: Escales (1920‑1922) Page 1
Léo Delibes: Lakmé (1883) Page 1
Maurice Ravel: Boléro (1928) Page 1

French musical terms related to petit:

mineur – minor (type of key, chord, or scale)...
peu – little, a little