touche
Definition of the French term touche in music:
- fingerboard (flat neck on a stringed instrument against which the strings are pressed)
- key of a keyboard instrument
- fret (bar on the fingerboard of some stringed instruments)
- stroke, touch
Language
French
Singular
touche
Plural
touches
Combinations
French musical terms that include touche:
- accordéon à touches piano – piano accordion
- près de la touche – near the fingerboard
- sur la touche – on the fingerboard (direction for string instrumen...
- touches blanches – white keys (on a keyboard instrument)
- touches noires – black keys (on a keyboard instrument)
- vers la touche – towards the fingerboard (direction for string inst...
Musical examples
Music scores that include touche:
- Claude Debussy: La mer (1903‑1905) Page 11
- Hector Berlioz: Le jeune Pâtre breton (1833‑35) Page 7