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Meaning of "double sharp" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DOUBLE SHARP

double sharp


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DOUBLE SHARP

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Double sharp can act as a noun and an adjective.
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WHAT DOES DOUBLE SHARP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Sharp (music)

In music, sharp, dièse, or diesis means higher in pitch and the sharp symbol raises a note by a half tone. Intonation may be flat, sharp, or both, successively or simultaneously. More specifically, in musical notation, sharp means "higher in pitch by a semitone, " and has an associated symbol, which may be found in key signatures or as an accidental, as may flats. Under twelve-tone equal temperament, B sharp, for instance, sounds the same as, or is enharmonically equivalent to, C natural, and E sharp is enharmonically equivalent to F natural. In other tuning systems, such enharmonic equivalences in general do not exist. To allow extended just intonation, composer Ben Johnston uses a sharp to indicate a note is raised 70.6 cents, or a flat to indicate a note is lowered 70.6 cents. In tuning, sharp can also mean "slightly higher in pitch". If two simultaneous notes are slightly out of tune, the higher-pitched one is said to be sharp with respect to the other. Furthermore, the verb sharpen means "raise the frequency of a note, typically by a small musical interval". Quarter tone between C and C, 50 cents.

Definition of double sharp in the English dictionary

The first definition of double sharp in the dictionary is an accidental that raises the pitch of the following note by two semitones Usual symbol:. Other definition of double sharp is a note affected by this accidental. Double sharp is also denoting a note of a given letter name raised in pitch by two semitones.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DOUBLE SHARP

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WORDS THAT END LIKE DOUBLE SHARP

aeolian harp · Autoharp · cardsharp · harp · jew´s harp · jew´s-harp · look sharp · needle-sharp · oversharp · razor-sharp · sharp · supersharp · Tharp · ultrasharp · unsharp · vibraharp · Welsh harp · wind harp

Synonyms and antonyms of double sharp in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «double sharp» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DOUBLE SHARP

Find out the translation of double sharp to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of double sharp from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «double sharp» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

双犀利
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

doble sostenido
570 millions of speakers
en

English

double sharp
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

तेज डबल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ضعف حاد
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

двойной резкое
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

dupla afiada
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

ডবল তীক্ষ্ন
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

double dièse
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Dua tajam
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Doppelkreuz
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

ダブルシャープ
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

날카로운 더블
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Pindho landhep
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đôi sắc nét
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

இரட்டை கூர்மையான
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

दुहेरी तीक्ष्ण
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

Çift keskin
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

doppio diesis
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

ostry podwójne
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

подвійний різке
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

dublu ascuțit
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

διπλό αιχμηρό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

dubbel skerp
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dubbel skarp
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

dobbel skarp
5 millions of speakers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DOUBLE SHARP»

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Music Notation
incorrect EXAMPLE 3 - 6 Double Sharps A double sharp indicates that the note it preceeds is to be raised by two half steps from its unaltered state. The manuscript version (i.e. hand written version) of the double sharp differs slightly from the ...
Mark McGrain, 1990
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General musical instruction, tr. by G. Macirone. The musical ...
The double raising is signified by a double sharp, which is thus formed : — x If a double sharp is placed, for example, before c, neither c nor cj is meant, but the key next above that of cj (which we have hitherto called d, and is numbered 3 in the ...
Adolf Bernhard Marx, Josiah Pittman, 1854
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General Musical Instruction
The double raising is signified by a double sharp, which is thus formed :— If a double sharp is placed, for example, before 0, neither 0 nor a is meant, but the key next above that of at (which we have hitherto called d, and is numbered 3 in the ...
Adolf Bernhard Marx, 2012
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The Universal School of Music: A Manual for Teachers and ...
The double sharp has this shape* X The name of the note receives the addition of the compound word double sharp, e. g. c becomes C double sharp (in pitch the same as) d. d „ d double sharp „ e. e „ e double sharp ,, f sharp, &c. &c. &c.
Adolf Bernhard Marx, 1853
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The universal school of music, tr. by A.H. Wehrhan
The double sharp has this shape* X The name of the note receives the addition of the compound word double sharp, e. g. c becomes e double sharp (in pitch the same as) d. d „ d double sharp „ e. e „ e double sharp ,, f sharp, &c. &c. &c.
Adolf Bernhard Marx, 1853
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Harmony
V If Chopin, at the beginning of this same etude, writes F-double- sharp, G- double-sharp, and ^4-double-sharp, Example 66 (73). Chopin, Etude, op. 25, No. 10: Allegro con fuoco coil, prima it is obvious, nevertheless, that we are not dealing ...
Heinrich Schenker, Oswald Jonas, 1980
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An original and condensed grammar of harmony, counterpoint, ...
The note 4, which, in the key of Fa, Fb, should be Si, B double flat, does, in the table, appear with the name of La, A natural; the 7 of the key of Re, D#, ought to be Do, C double sharp. The Table of Polytotwgammism produces it under the name ...
Jos. Joach. de Virués y Spínola, 1850
8
Intervals, Scales, Tones and the Concert Pitch C
... D sharp 25 = true A sharp 26 = true E sharp 27 = true B sharp 2H = true F double sharp 29 = true C double sharp 30 = true G double sharp 31 = true D double sharp 32 = true A double sharp 33 = true E double sharp 34 = true B double sharp ...
A. R. Meuss, 2004
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A Musical Grammar: In Four Parts : I. Notation, II. Melody, ...
OF THE DOUBLE SHARP. 98. After all the Notes of Music have been made sharp , the same series of letters begins again, and F, being the first, takes the name of F double sharp“. It is performed, on Keyed. Instruments, by striking the long Key ...
John Wall Callcott, 1809
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The Harvard Concise Dictionary of Music and Musicians
A double sharp raises and a double flat lowers a pitch by two semitones. A natural cancels any preceding sign, including an element of the prevailing key signature. The combinations ft ? and q \> are sometimes used to cancel one element of ...
Don Michael Randel, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DOUBLE SHARP»

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Bring back the cheese ball — they're fun and easy to make
With offerings like double sharp port wine, pepper jack, blue cheese and smoky bacon, a quick pre-made cheese ball appetizer is only a ... «Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Dec 14»
2
"Double Sharp" Piano Duo Combines Classical Russian Music …
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences Piano Performance Program will host a concert by the Russian ... «University of Arkansas Newswire, Oct 14»
3
Doble Punta Wine Bottle
Doble Punta Wine is a limited production wine (only 600 bottles produced) and given the name that translates to "double sharp end" due to the ... «The Dieline, Jun 14»
4
A sonic battle royale
"They understand, 'Oh yeah, it's a G-double sharp, but it's a beautiful G-double sharp, even though it doesn't sound beautiful right now,'" he ... «Columbia Daily Tribune, Feb 14»
5
Late learners like Ed Balls certainly strike a chord
... middle section, where the nasty little C double sharp and the top G with its daunting ladder of ledger lines lurk to befuddle the amateur pianist ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Dec 13»
6
WWE Night of Champions Results: AJ Lee vs Natalya vs Naomi vs …
She pulls Brie ontop of Naomi and looks like she's going for a double sharp shooter which she pulls off!! This is ridiculous! A.J. gets into the ring ... «FanSided, Sep 13»
7
iPhone was Japan's best-selling smartphone in 2011, Android more …
... million sales among individual smartphone labels, or nearly double Sharp's 17.5 percent. Don't think that Android-powered smartphones like ... «Engadget, May 12»
8
REVIEW: WWE ROYAL RUMBLE sets the stage for Wrestlemania
Natalya's double Sharp Shooter on both Eve and Natalya was a nice moment, but it was just a moment before Michelle McCool broke it up. «Examiner.com, Jan 11»
9
Concert: Alice Cooper's Christmas Pudding in Phoenix
Comedian Cheech Marin grabbed a microphone and introduced a classical piano duet dubbed Double Sharp, which features his wife, Natasha ... «SoundSpike, Dec 10»
10
Wrexham youth claims 'I am not a boy racer'
... road why didnt he slow down for the double sharp bend that he should know about then he would be able to negotiate it or stop if needed. «The Leader - Wrexham & Flintshire news, Sep 10»
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