octavating

Examples of octavating in a sentence

• Soprano, alto, and tenor clefs used for the corresponding vocal parts in the principal and concordant sources have been changed here respectively to treble, treble, and octavating treble.1994, Antonio Salieri, edited by Jane Schatkin Hettrick, Mass in D Major, preface, page xii:
• The tenor is here written in the octavating G clef, indicating that it is to be sung an octave lower than notated.1995, Stephen Jenks, edited by David Warren Steel, Collected Works, page xlviii:
• Clefs for the treble and bass have been retained, the treble clef substituted for the alto clef in the counter, and the octavating treble clef supplied to the tenor.1995, Daniel Read, edited by Karl Kroeger, Collected Works, pages 221–222:
• The octavating treble clef has been used for the tenor part, indicating that it should be sung an octave lower than written.1997, Timothy Swan, edited by Nym Cooke, Psalmody and Secular Songs, page 268:

Origin of octavating

From octavate + -ing.

Questions about octavating

What does octavating mean?

Octavating means transposed by an octave.

How do you use octavating in a sentence?

Soprano, alto, and tenor clefs used for the corresponding vocal parts in the principal and concordant sources have been changed here respectively to treble, treble, and octavating treble.

What part of speech is octavating?

Octavating is an adjective.