Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: treble
IPA transcription: [tɹ'ɛbəl]
adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: soprano, treble
    Meaning: having or denoting a high range; "soprano voice"; "soprano sax"; "the boy still had a fine treble voice"; "the treble clef"
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: soprano, treble
    Meaning: the pitch range of the highest female voice
Usage examples
  • On the third page, third bar, he uses F natural in the treble.
  • At the eighth bar, after this return, Kullak adheres to the E instead of F at the beginning of the bar, treble clef.
  • Here, in imitation of Malibran, she modified the original phrase of Bellini, so as to let her voice descend to the tenor G, when, by a rapid transition, she struck the G above the treble stave, springing over an interval of two octaves.