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| contrabass |
with a pitch an octave below the normal bass. [1/4 definitions] |
| contrabassoon |
a bassoon that is larger than the ordinary bassoon and an octave lower in pitch; double bassoon. |
| coupler |
a device in an organ or harpsichord connecting two keyboards or two keys an octave apart so that they may be played together. [1/2 definitions] |
| diatonic |
in music, being or using a standard major or minor scale of eight notes to the octave, without chromatic tones. |
| mode1 |
in music, any of several arrangements of the eight diatonic tones of the octave; scale. [1/4 definitions] |
| Petrarchan sonnet |
an Italian sonnet form made popular by Petrarch, consisting of an octave and a sestet. (Cf. Shakespearean sonnet.) |
| piccolo |
a small flute with a pitch that is an octave higher than that of the standard flute. |
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