TREBLE

(Said to be the same as "threefold," sed In Music, the highest part In a concerted piece. Thus we say a treble violin, a treble hautboy, . In VOCal DlUSic, this part is committed to boys or females. The treble is divided into first or highest treble, and second or low treble. Half treble, or, as it is sometimes called, is d high counter-tenor. [s. 1279]