accidental colours
Preserved but no longer current.
See COLOURS. Accidentals in music are signs indicating sharps, flats, naturals, and double sharps and flats, other than those sharps and flats pre- scribed by the key-signature.
Là dấu hiệu chỉ sắc cao, sắc thấp, sắc tự nhiên và sắc cao hoặc thấp đôi, ngoài những sắc cao và thấp được quy định bởi khóa nhạc.
Machine-translated — suggest a fix
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “accidental colours” mean?
See COLOURS. Accidentals in music are signs indicating sharps, flats, naturals, and double sharps and flats, other than those sharps and flats pre- scribed by the key-signature.
Is “accidental colours” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.