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accord plaqué

English translation: block chord

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French term or phrase:accord plaqué
English translation:block chord
Entered by: Lorna Coing

19:30 Sep 10, 2013
French to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Music
French term or phrase: accord plaqué
Bonjour!

Help! I can't figure out how to express 'accord plaqué', as used below, in English. I understand that it means a chord in which each note is given the same emphasis, but I'm not aware of any way to say that nice and neatly. Do we just say 'chord', or is there some way to qualify it?

Thanks in advance for any ideas you may have!

Le trio joue avec énergie dans un style proche du stride piano, un peu à la manière de Earl Hines et surtout de Teddy Wilson. Cependant, leur swing s’éloigne un peu de celui des ténors du stride pour la raison que le rôle de la main gauche, son martèlement rythmique, y est plus discret afin d’accentuer la prégnance de la ligne mélodique que Nat développe avec imagination et agilité, l’entrecoupant de brefs *accords plaqués* avec l’autre main.
Lorna Coing
France
Local time: 15:45
block chords
Explanation:
I'd probably say block chords in the right hand (instead of "other hand") for clarity
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David Vaughn
Local time: 15:45
Grading comment
Thank you for this term! And I think Wordeffect is correct - the block chords in question are being played by the left hand.
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4 +1block chords
David Vaughn
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Previous KudoZ question Spanish to English
Sheri P

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block chords


Explanation:
I'd probably say block chords in the right hand (instead of "other hand") for clarity

David Vaughn
Local time: 15:45
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Grading comment
Thank you for this term! And I think Wordeffect is correct - the block chords in question are being played by the left hand.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Alison Sabedoria (X): But I think these are in the LEFT hand against the melody played by the right hand (see my discussion entry).
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37 mins peer agreement (net): +3
Reference: Previous KudoZ question Spanish to English

Reference information:
http://www.proz.com/kudoz/spanish_to_english/music/4815280-p...

Sheri P
United States
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  philgoddard
53 mins
agree  Simon Chiassai
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agree  Alison Sabedoria (X)
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