Definition

1. Noun:
   • Flat (music): A symbol (♭) in musical notation that lowers the pitch of a note by one semitone (half step).

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Trong bản nhạc này, nốt Si có dấu giáng. (In this piece of music, the B note has a flat.)
  • Dấu giáng được đặt ngay trước nốt nhạc trên khuông. (The flat symbol is placed directly before the note on the staff.)

Advanced Usage

• "Double flat": A symbol (𝄫) that lowers the pitch of a note by two semitones (a whole step). In Vietnamese, this is often called .
  • Nốt La giáng kép (A𝄫) có cao độ tương đương với nốt Sol (G). (The A double flat has the same pitch as a G.)

Variants and Related Words

• Dấu thăng (n): Sharp (♯) – A symbol that raises the pitch of a note by one semitone.
• Dấu bình (n): Natural (♮) – A symbol that cancels a previous sharp or flat.
• Giáng (v): To lower (in pitch). This is the verb form from which the noun is derived.
  • Người chỉ huy yêu cầu giáng nốt đó xuống. (The conductor asked to flat that note.)

Synonyms

• Bémol: This is the French-derived term sometimes used in Vietnamese, especially in older or classical contexts, with the same meaning as .

Related Phrases

• Cung giáng: Flat key – A key signature that contains flats.
  • Bản giao hưởng này được viết ở cung giáng trưởng. (This symphony is written in a flat major key.)
• Nốt giáng: Flatted note – A note that has been lowered by a semitone.
  • Cô ấy phải chơi nốt Mi giáng (E♭) ở đoạn này. (She has to play an E flat in this section.)

1. (âm nhạc) Flat