high C

French translation: contre-ut

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English term or phrase:high C
French translation:contre-ut

15:28 Jan 9, 2010
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English to French translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Music
English term or phrase: high C
"I'm singing an E-flat above a high C"

Je chante un mi bémol au-dessus d'un do aigu"

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EFrench (X)
France
Local time: 12:42
contre-ut
Explanation:
"En musique classique, et concernant les voix aiguës — sopranos ou ténors —, le contre-ut [ou contre-ut aigu] désigne habituellement un do, plus aigu d'une octave, que le do le plus aigu du registre habituel. Par exemple, pour une voix de ténor, le do grave est l'ut 2, le do aigu est l'ut 3 (celui du médium), et le contre-ut aigu, l'ut 4, à l'octave supérieure."
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aigu_(musique)

"Within vocal music the term Soprano C,[citation needed] sometimes called High C, is the C two octaves above Middle C. It is so named because it is considered the defining note of the soprano voice type. It is also called C6 in scientific pitch notation (1046.502 Hz). In Helmholtz notation, it is c′″. The term Tenor C is sometimes used in vocal music[citation needed] to refer to C5 as it is the highest required note in the standard Tenor repertoire. The term tenor C can also refer to an organ builder's term for small C or C3 (130.813 Hz), the note one octave below Middle C. In stoplists it usually means that a rank is not full compass, omitting the bottom octave.[2]"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C_(musical_note)
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FX Fraipont (X)
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Local time: 12:42
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Merci beaucoup...
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hich c
contre-ut


Explanation:
"En musique classique, et concernant les voix aiguës — sopranos ou ténors —, le contre-ut [ou contre-ut aigu] désigne habituellement un do, plus aigu d'une octave, que le do le plus aigu du registre habituel. Par exemple, pour une voix de ténor, le do grave est l'ut 2, le do aigu est l'ut 3 (celui du médium), et le contre-ut aigu, l'ut 4, à l'octave supérieure."
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aigu_(musique)

"Within vocal music the term Soprano C,[citation needed] sometimes called High C, is the C two octaves above Middle C. It is so named because it is considered the defining note of the soprano voice type. It is also called C6 in scientific pitch notation (1046.502 Hz). In Helmholtz notation, it is c′″. The term Tenor C is sometimes used in vocal music[citation needed] to refer to C5 as it is the highest required note in the standard Tenor repertoire. The term tenor C can also refer to an organ builder's term for small C or C3 (130.813 Hz), the note one octave below Middle C. In stoplists it usually means that a rank is not full compass, omitting the bottom octave.[2]"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C_(musical_note)

FX Fraipont (X)
Belgium
Local time: 12:42
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 148
Grading comment
Merci beaucoup...

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Françoise Vogel
41 mins
  -> thank you dear

agree  Jean-Louis S.
1 hr
  -> thanks

agree  Maga1i (X): un mi bémol au-dessus du contre-ut ; on peut même parler de "contre-mi bémol", mais cela fait un peu plus langage d'initiés !
3 hrs
  -> merci - je suis sans voix ...
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
hich c
contre ut


Explanation:
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