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| French to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Music / Description of a "Praeludium en mi majeur " | |||||
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| 5 +1 | upbeat and fast-paced |
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| 4 | of proud bearing |
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| 4 | grand |
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| 2 | with dignity |
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of proud bearing Explanation: It sounds majestic. I'm thinking "maestoso" (from Italian, of course), but I think that the phrase "of proud bearing" gets the point across--a kind of musical comportment, grandeur--especially with the "reverence" which comes later. There is a certain gravity and dignity to the phrase "of proud bearing" that I think would work well here. Best, |
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1 hr confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1upbeat and fast-paced Explanation: to express the semiquavers and ascending quarts effect and feel. |
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grand Explanation: gives the feeling of pomp without the stateliness of pace |
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with dignity Explanation: or as Kashew suggested, stately |
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