son – Definition in music

Definition of the French term son in music:

his, her
sound, tone

Language

French

Singular

son

Plural

(1) ses(2) sons

French musical terms that include son:

beaucoup de son – much tone (sonorous)
sans étouffer le son – without dampening the sound
son bouché – stopped note (on a horn)
son cuivré – brassy notes, with a brassy tone (often found in s...
son d'echo – subtone (soft and breathy timbre produced on some ...
son étouffé – muffled sound (note that is intentionally muted or...
son harmonique – harmonic (overtone)
son naturel – open note, unstopped note (on a horn)...
son ondulé – wavering sound, vibrato
son ordinaire – open note, unstopped note (on a horn)
son ouvert – open note, unstopped note (on a horn)
son voilé – muted, dampened sound