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"instrument éclaté"

English translation: the fragmented instrument

15:30 May 20, 2014
French to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Music
French term or phrase: "instrument éclaté"
L'instrument éclaté (Asie du Sud-Est) (2014)

Certains instruments de musique d’Asie du Sud-Est sont joués par plusieurs musiciens. Il ne s’agit pas de plusieurs instruments mais de plusieurs éléments d’une même entité sonore. Depuis les bambous pilonnés, percutés ou secoués des ethniques forestières aux ensembles de gongs et autres grands métallophones des anciennes cours princières de l’Indonésie, ce film nous invite à rapprocher l’instrument de musique de ses structures sociales.
Roisin64
Local time: 09:59
English translation:the fragmented instrument
Explanation:
As in my discussion entry above, my assumption is that this term is not a fixed musical term, but just a somewhat poetic description. This is one of those cases where English prefers an article.
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David Vaughn
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the fragmented instrument


Explanation:
As in my discussion entry above, my assumption is that this term is not a fixed musical term, but just a somewhat poetic description. This is one of those cases where English prefers an article.

David Vaughn
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