double sharp
a symbol (× or ) that raises by two semitones the pitch of the following note.
a note or tone marked or affected by such a symbol.
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How to use double sharp in a sentence
(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. GehrkensThe double sharp was felt by him to be unsatisfactory, and was sacrificed.
The Shadow World | Hamlin GarlandThen there was the double sharp report of firearms, and nothing more.
The Old Man in the Corner | Baroness OrczyA similar instance occurred in the fifth measure, where the Composer called insistently for a double sharp (×).
The Shadow World | Hamlin Garland
British Dictionary definitions for double sharp
music
an accidental that raises the pitch of the following note by two semitones: Usual symbol:
a note affected by this accidental
(immediately postpositive) denoting a note of a given letter name raised in pitch by two semitones
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