Quadreble
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Quadreble is a noun meaning (music) A voice in a musical composition (usually for male voices) above the treble; descant.
Meaning
(music) A voice in a musical composition (usually for male voices) above the treble; descant.
More Meanings
- (rare) To quadruple.
Example Sentences
Not so: for if you observe it, you are to double, treble, or quadreble the length or breadth, as you have occasion.
I would estimate that these modest improvements, which cost lest than £20 in total, have quadrebled how good the guitar is.
The voices include a counter (always below the tenor), a countertenor (moving above and below the tenor), mene, treble, and quadreble.
He starts out by saying that there are three sights, the mene, treble, and quadreble, but actually he discusses only two, the treble and quadreble, both of which are read at the transposition of an octave.
Word Forms
- quadrebles
- quadrebling
- quadrebled
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include treble, quatreble, tenor, descant, baritone, countertenor.
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