For term searches and specialty glossaries, please try the new GBK glossariesEnglish to German translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Music | | English term or phrase: range | Definition from essentialsofmusic.com : Distance between the lowest and highest tones of a melody, an instrument or a voice. This span can be generally described as narrow, medium or wide in range.
Example sentence(s): - We are trying to remedy that here with the chart below, in which the frequency markings strung out along the bottom baseline are related to the frequency ranges shown above them of the various instruments in an orchestra. psb Speakers
 - A range of four to four and one half octaves (47-56 bells) is most desirable since almost all carillon music can be played on such an instrument (by comparison, a piano has 88 notes, while an organ keyboard has 61). The Carillon as a Musical Instrument
 - Many instruments have their range as part of their name: soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, baritone horn, alto flute, bass flute, alto recorder, bass guitar, etc. Wikipedia

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| Tonumfang, Umfang OR: Stimmumfang (only for voice) | Definition: Mit Tonumfang oder Ambitus bezeichnet man die Spannweite zwischen dem höchsten und dem tiefsten Ton bei Musikinstrumenten und der menschlichen Gesangsstimme und bei Musikstücken, die unter anderem von der Stimmlage abhängig ist. Der Ambitus einer musikalischen Linie, einer Passage oder eines ganzen Musikstücks wird auch Rahmenintervall genannt. |
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