echo
Definition of the Italian term echo in music:
- echo (repetition of a sound)
- subtone (soft and breathy timbre produced on some wind instruments, particularly clarinet and saxophone, using a special playing technique)
- organ flute stop with a soft tone
- modifier in organ stop names, indicating a softer and/or smaller-scaled version of the normal stop
Language
Italian
Singular
echo
Plural
echi
Variant
eco
Combinations
Italian musical terms that include echo:
- quasi echo – like an echo
Musical examples
Music scores that include echo:
- Geremia Saltelli: Sinfonia per Organo (ca. 1880) Page 3
Related terms
Italian musical terms related to echo:
- echeggiante – echoing, resounding
- riverbero – reverberation, reflection, echo