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croches en levée

English translation: introductory quavers

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French term or phrase:croches en levée
English translation:introductory quavers
Entered by: Paul Hirsh

08:50 Jun 14, 2005
French to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Music
French term or phrase: croches en levée
Inspector's report on possible imitation of an instrumental piece of music compared to a well known song. he describes the different analyses performed to record similarities. "Par exemple, la première mesure de XX utlise trois croches en leve suivie d'une blanche. Et, de la même manière, les mesures 1 et 2 de YY echainent une serie de doubles croches et croches avec croche liée à une noire".
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dholmes (X)
France
Local time: 19:30
quavers before the barline
Explanation:
the quaver(s)in the anacrusis before the temps fort. (Ascending would be montantes)

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Note added at 28 mins (2005-06-14 09:18:39 GMT)
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you might translate this as \"3 introductory quavers\". The levee could refer to the raising of the conductor\'s hand. In my French choir levee always has the meaning of \"the bit before XXX\" e.g. \"on reprend a la levee de la mesure 235\" means \"take it from just before bar 235\".
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Paul Hirsh
France
Local time: 19:30
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thanks to all for your contributions
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Summary of answers provided
5 +2quavers before the barline
Paul Hirsh
5upbeat quavers (sixteenth notes)
Angela Dickson (X)
5(three) eighth note upbeats
Susan Spier (X)
3ascending quavers
Deschant


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
croches en levée
ascending quavers


Explanation:
Tom Pankhurst's TonalityGUIDE (pilot project) - [ Diese Seite übersetzen ]
You should only use inversions if you are following a standard cadential formula (eg
ascending quavers in the bass at an imperfect cadence). Texture ...
www.tonalityguide.com/harmonisingcadences2.php

HNH - Naxos Classical -
... is delicateness and stylistic affectation, particularly in the two simple bars of
the Très doux theme made up of a series of ascending quavers and crotchets ...
www.naxos.com/scripts/newreleases/blurbs_reviews. asp?catNum=554722&filetype=About%20this%20Recording&...


Deschant
Local time: 18:30
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in GalicianGalician
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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
croches en levée
quavers before the barline


Explanation:
the quaver(s)in the anacrusis before the temps fort. (Ascending would be montantes)

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Note added at 28 mins (2005-06-14 09:18:39 GMT)
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you might translate this as \"3 introductory quavers\". The levee could refer to the raising of the conductor\'s hand. In my French choir levee always has the meaning of \"the bit before XXX\" e.g. \"on reprend a la levee de la mesure 235\" means \"take it from just before bar 235\".

Paul Hirsh
France
Local time: 19:30
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
thanks to all for your contributions

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  SusanMurray: that's my orchestra experience as well
1 hr
  -> thanks Susan (where is your orchestra?)
agree  Angela Dickson (X): this is all correct, but you're just missing the English term (see below)
3 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
croches en levée
upbeat quavers (sixteenth notes)


Explanation:
Quavers (or anything) placed before the barline and forming part of the melody that follows are known as the upbeat. (or up-beat with a hyphen - not sure which).

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Note added at 2 hrs 52 mins (2005-06-14 11:42:49 GMT)
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monxmood\'s explanation above is perfectly accurate, but the term is \'up-beat\'. Quaver is UK English, sixteenth notes are US English - not sure if US English uses \'up-beat\' as a noun. Perhaps someone can clarify.

Angela Dickson (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 18:30
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 24

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  SusanMurray: Angela is right about upbeat. I think I'd forgotten the word
1 hr
disagree  Susan Spier (X): I agree with the term upbeat, but see my comment below re eighth notes. In USA/Canada we more commonly say eighth (quarter etc) note tc) upbeat - not upbeat eighths. Maybe different in GB, though.
3 hrs
  -> oops, that's my maths. the rest of my answer stands.
neutral  Paul Hirsh: upbeat if the 3 quavers are tripleted and fit into the upbeat
7 hrs
  -> in my orchestral experience 'upbeat' is used more generally than that, to describe anything that precedes the barline and is connected to the material that follows.
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
croches en levée
(three) eighth note upbeats


Explanation:
croche en leve is a condensed way of saying croche en temps levé - which is definitely an upbeat (or anacrusis). Not sure what country this is for however an English quaver is an eighth not a sixteenth. Sixteenth notes are double croches and in England semi-quavers.


Susan Spier (X)
Local time: 13:30
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
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