Synonyms for tablature


Grammar : Noun
Spell : tab-luh-cher, -choo r
Phonetic Transcription : ˈtæb lə tʃər, -ˌtʃʊər


Définition of tablature

Origin :
  • type of musical notation for lute or stringed instrument, 1570s, from French tablature (1550s), from Latin tabula "table" (see table (n.)); influenced by Italian tavolatura, from tavolare "to board, plank, enclose with boards."
  • As in sheet music : noun printed music
Example sentences :
  • The first time he asked admittance to show you the tablature, and you did not want to receive him, I persuaded you to do so.
  • Extract from : « Barbara Blomberg, Complete » by Georg Ebers
  • As Walther sings Sachs takes it down in tablature, calling out to him what sections are next required.
  • Extract from : « Richard Wagner » by John F. Runciman
  • This set of thoughts is like the tablature prescribed to the singing animal above mentioned.
  • Extract from : « Theodicy » by G. W. Leibniz
  • Robinson gives instructions for learning to play the cittern and for reading the tablature.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 » by Various

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