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PHRASE MUSICALE [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2018-10-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Music (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- musical phrase
1, record 1, English, musical%20phrase
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- phrase 2, record 1, English, phrase
correct, noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the typical musical phrase consists of an initial downbeat, a period of motion, and a point of arrival marked by a cadential downbeat. 3, record 1, English, - musical%20phrase
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Musique (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- phrase musicale
1, record 1, French, phrase%20musicale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- phrase 2, record 1, French, phrase
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Suite non interrompue de chant ou d’harmonie, de sons simples ou d’accords, qui forme un sens plus ou moins achevé et qui se termine sur un repos. 3, record 1, French, - phrase%20musicale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2007-01-15
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Acoustics (Physics)
- Music (General)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- horizontal definition
1, record 2, English, horizontal%20definition
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The degree to which sounds [e.g. from musical instruments] that follow one another stand apart. 1, record 2, English, - horizontal%20definition
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
definition: In concert hall acoustics, definition, like clarity, refers to the degree to which individual strands in a musical presentation can be differentiated from each other. 1, record 2, English, - horizontal%20definition
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Acoustique (Physique)
- Musique (Généralités)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- définition horizontale
1, record 2, French, d%C3%A9finition%20horizontale
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Séparation de deux instruments de musique jouant l’un après l’autre. 2, record 2, French, - d%C3%A9finition%20horizontale
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La définition horizontale se définit par la réverbération et par le rapport de niveau sonore entre champ direct et champ réverbéré. On doit aussi y ajouter le tempo, les notes répétées dans une phrase musicale et leur niveau sonore relatif. 2, record 2, French, - d%C3%A9finition%20horizontale
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1985-10-22
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Musicology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- anacrusis
1, record 3, English, anacrusis
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- anakrousis 1, record 3, English, anakrousis
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
one or more syllables at the beginning of a line of poetry that are regarded as preliminary to and not as part of the metrical pattern of that line. 1, record 3, English, - anacrusis
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pl. anacruses. 1, record 3, English, - anacrusis
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
It is by extension that this term is used in music. Some authors give it as a synonym for upbeat, while others give it a more general meaning. 2, record 3, English, - anacrusis
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Musicologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- anacrouse
1, record 3, French, anacrouse
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Note ou groupe de notes dépourvues d’accentuation, commençant une phrase musicale ou une composition, et précédant immédiatement le premier temps fort. 1, record 3, French, - anacrouse
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1975-03-11
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Music (General)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- compound time 1, record 4, English, compound%20time
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any musical metre not classifiable as simple time, in which the beat-unit divides into two. 1, record 4, English, - compound%20time
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Musique (Généralités)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- mesures groupées
1, record 4, French, mesures%20group%C3%A9es
feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Mesures groupées. [...] L'allure de la phrase musicale montre que les mesures constituent chacune un temps et se groupent [...] par deux pour former une mesure à 6/4. 1, record 4, French, - mesures%20group%C3%A9es
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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