May 28, 2004 20:59
20 yrs ago
French term
tessitures
Non-PRO
French to English
Art/Literary
Music
technical musical language
il est impossible de les siffloter sous la douche, donc de s’en souvenir autrement que par leurs tessitures et les sensations qu’elles procurent.
This is the sentences. tessiture is a music term which refers to the recurring or dominant set of notes in a piece.
This is the sentences. tessiture is a music term which refers to the recurring or dominant set of notes in a piece.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | tessitura |
Francis MARC
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| 3 | intervals |
Martha Melter
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Proposed translations
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12 mins
Selected
tessitura
Termium:
omaine(s)
– Classical Music
Domaine(s)
– Musique classique
Domaine(s)
– Música clásica
tessitura Source CORRECT
tessiture Source CORRECT, FÉM
tesitura Source CORRECT, FÉM
DEF – Pitch compass of a
composition in which most of the
notes lie; if this is high, the piece is
said to have a "high tessitura".
(Taken from "A Reader's Glossary
of Common Terms Related to
Laryngology and the Voice", Center
for Voice Disorders of Wake Forest
University. INTERNET :
http://www.bgsm.edu/
voice/glossary.html) Source
DEF – [...] étendue des notes qui
reviennent le plus fréquemment
[dans un morceau] et qui
constituent une sorte d'étendue
moyenne. Source
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Note added at 2004-05-28 21:13:44 (GMT)
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Le site des BASSES / The BASSES site
... TESSITURE/TESSITURA : Plage de notes \"confortables\" et/ou exploitables à l\'intérieur de l\'étendue** d\'un chanteur. On considère ...
perso.club-internet.fr/droubaud/david/ basses/Bass_WebGlossaire.htm - 23k - En cache - Pages similaires
Vaccaj 2000
... Nous avons classifié ces pièces par la tessiture et la particularité de l\'écriture. ... We have classified these pieces by tessitura and style of writing. ...
perso.club-internet.fr/zeddap/afpc/vaccaj.html - 13k
omaine(s)
– Classical Music
Domaine(s)
– Musique classique
Domaine(s)
– Música clásica
tessitura Source CORRECT
tessiture Source CORRECT, FÉM
tesitura Source CORRECT, FÉM
DEF – Pitch compass of a
composition in which most of the
notes lie; if this is high, the piece is
said to have a "high tessitura".
(Taken from "A Reader's Glossary
of Common Terms Related to
Laryngology and the Voice", Center
for Voice Disorders of Wake Forest
University. INTERNET :
http://www.bgsm.edu/
voice/glossary.html) Source
DEF – [...] étendue des notes qui
reviennent le plus fréquemment
[dans un morceau] et qui
constituent une sorte d'étendue
moyenne. Source
--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 2004-05-28 21:13:44 (GMT)
--------------------------------------------------
Le site des BASSES / The BASSES site
... TESSITURE/TESSITURA : Plage de notes \"confortables\" et/ou exploitables à l\'intérieur de l\'étendue** d\'un chanteur. On considère ...
perso.club-internet.fr/droubaud/david/ basses/Bass_WebGlossaire.htm - 23k - En cache - Pages similaires
Vaccaj 2000
... Nous avons classifié ces pièces par la tessiture et la particularité de l\'écriture. ... We have classified these pieces by tessitura and style of writing. ...
perso.club-internet.fr/zeddap/afpc/vaccaj.html - 13k
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I'll go with your ass it is the accepted term and nothing else fit in the sentence. Thank you very much for your help."
9 hrs
intervals
Tessitura is of course right, but depending of the context it could also be the intervals (major thirds, diminished fiths, etc.) This would be an incorrect use of tessiture, but I have a feeling it's what they mean. More context would be helpful.
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