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French to English Music Translation Glossary

French term		English translation
la quarte forte		the major fourth
la quinte juste		the perfect fifth
la symphonie éclatée		the exploding symphony
la vie qui roule, qui déroule, qui file et se défile		life with all its ups and downs, its ins and outs
lame d'accordéon		accordeon free metal reeds
l’esthétique du plaisir sonore		the (esthetics of) pleasure in/of sound
le chant sacré		sacred vocal music	Gayle Wallimann
Entered by: Gayle Wallimann
le sens de l'exigence		sense of discipline and achievement
les adaptations classiques pour l'harmonie des phrases		adaptations of classical music for (teaching) harmonious phrasing	Yolanda Broad
Entered by: Yolanda Broad
les bases du solfège		the basics of music theory	Florence Bremond
Entered by: Florence Bremond
les musiques lui vont à ravir		the music is perfect for her / the music fits her to a T / her sound suits her perfectly
les preuves		guidelines
librettiste-poète		librettist and poet
lignée		family, tradition	Florence Bremond
Entered by: Florence Bremond
maghané		raspy
maquette		demo (as in music demo)	JabTrad
Entered by: JabTrad
matantes (= ma tante)		prim ladies	Yolanda Broad
Entered by: Yolanda Broad
mélodies fouillées		elaborate melodies	Liliana Rogers
Entered by: Liliana Rogers
mémoire de pédagogie		thesis in music education
méthodes actives		practical instruction	Patrice
Entered by: Patrice
métissée		cross-influenced	Daniel Frisano
Entered by: Daniel Frisano
métrique impaire		irregular metre	Elena Pavan
Entered by: Elena Pavan
menée sur ce fil d'Ariane		drawn perilously along Ariadne's thread
mettre dans sa chaîne		put it on his/her stereo (listen to it)	Gayle Wallimann
Entered by: Gayle Wallimann
mis au rang		put on the same level
mode de jeu		(Extended) playing techniques
monnayage		subdivisions	Gayle Wallimann
Entered by: Gayle Wallimann
montées symphoniques		symphonic surges
Mors stupebit		Mors stupebit
musiciens avisés		highly-trained musicians
musique à l'image		music-to-picture	Tony M
Entered by: Tony M
musique binaire		duple time	Elena Pavan
Entered by: Elena Pavan
Musiques live ou DJ inattendues		rare pieces/styles of music performed live or (presented/brought to you) by DJs
n'y a d\'intelligence sans organe		There's no intelligence without a brain
N.O		New Orleans (Nouvelle Orléans in the original French text)
neuvième bémol		flat ninth
On peut lire sa carrière sur la même trajectoire qu'un Bob Dylan		His career path reads just like that of a Bob Dylan
ornements		ornamentation or embellishment	Yvonne Gallagher
Entered by: Yvonne Gallagher
par délégation de		appointed by	Gayle Wallimann
Entered by: Gayle Wallimann
par pupitre		by/for each section	EirTranslations
Entered by: EirTranslations

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