double flat
a symbol () that lowers the pitch of the note following it by two semitones.
a note or tone marked or affected by such a symbol.
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What is the meaning of the sharps on the E and B line, and of a double-flat?
Piano Playing | Josef Hofmann(Sometimes also the single sharp or flat will be found by itself, cancelling the double-sharp or double-flat).
Music Notation and Terminology | Karl W. GehrkensNext to Worksop Abbey, almost demolished; the church has a double flat tower entire, and a pretty gate.
The Diary of John Evelyn (Vol 1 of 2) | John EvelynAs the single-flat lowers a note by a half-tone, so a double-flat lowers it by two half-tones or a full tone.
Piano Playing | Josef Hofmann
British Dictionary definitions for double flat
music
an accidental that lowers the pitch of the following note two semitones: Usual symbol: ♭
a note affected by this accidental
(postpositive) denoting a note of a given letter name lowered in pitch by two semitones
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