voluntad

English translation: Imbued with nationalism

14:00 Dec 14, 2012
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Music
Spanish term or phrase: voluntad
Not sure of the meaning of 'voluntad' in this context - 'intention/leanings/slant/will/bias'?

El piano plenamente decimonónico, exquisitamente salonesco, está representado por los Valses poéticos de Granados, mientras que la Suite española de Albéniz muestra ya el apoyo en la tradición popular que es signo distintivo de la música con voluntad “nacional”.
Lisa McCarthy
Spain
Local time: 22:00
English translation:Imbued with nationalism
Explanation:
I would recast it like that.
Or 'imbued with a spirit of nationalism'.
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Steven Fung
Local time: 21:00
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Summary of answers provided
5 +2Imbued with nationalism
Steven Fung
5footprint, mark, trace
Ernesto Schintu
4 +1Identity
JulioCP (X)
4identity or bias
Eileen Brophy
4intention/style/character/imprint
Gert Sass (M.A.)
4nationalist music
James A. Walsh


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
footprint, mark, trace


Explanation:
In this context it is talking about a "footprint" of the national feelings. In other words - you can see signs of the national feelings.

I think any of these words would render this concept.

Ernesto Schintu
Italy
Local time: 22:00
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian, Native in SpanishSpanish
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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
identity or bias


Explanation:
I would translation "voluntad" in this context as identity or bias/leanings, etc as suggested by you Lisa

Eileen Brophy
Spain
Local time: 22:00
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Identity


Explanation:
In this context, is related to a feeling of national identity. "La Suite española de Albéniz" shows a small sample of that feeling.

JulioCP (X)
Local time: 16:00
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agree  George Rabel
6 mins
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intention/style/character/imprint


Explanation:
from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albeniz:
During the late 1880s, the strong influence of Spanish style is evident in Albéniz's music. In 1883 Isaac Albéniz met the teacher and composer Felipe Pedrell. Pedrell was a leading figure in the development of nationalist Spanish music. Gilbert Chase, in his book The Music of Spain, describes Pedrell's influence on Albéniz: "What Albéniz derived from Pedrell was above all a spiritual orientation, the realization of the wonderful values inherent in Spanish music"[7]. Felipe Pedrell inspired Isaac Albéniz to write Spanish music such as the Suite española, Op. 47 noted for its delicate, intricate melody and abrupt dynamic changes.


Gert Sass (M.A.)
Germany
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Imbued with nationalism


Explanation:
I would recast it like that.
Or 'imbued with a spirit of nationalism'.

Steven Fung
Local time: 21:00
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agree  Mariano Wadi Jacobo
12 hrs
  -> Gracias Mariano :)

agree  marcelciencia
18 days
  -> Gracias Marcel y Feliz Año Nuevo :)
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
la música con voluntad “nacional”
nationalist music


Explanation:
Why not just keep it as simple as this? Your text is very picky I can see, but I don't think it needs to be any more complicated than this...

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Note added at 10 hrs (2012-12-15 00:57:09 GMT)
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Needless to say, "voluntad" would be redundant in this scenario...

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Note added at 11 hrs (2012-12-15 01:08:15 GMT)
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It is more-than implicit in English by the mere definition of "nationalist":

Nationalist: one who is devoted to one's country, a patriotic person.
adj. having the characteristic of devotion to one's country.
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So no need to over-emphasize anything, I reckon...


Example sentence(s):
  • "...tradición popular que es signo distintivo de la música con voluntad “nacional”."
  • "...popular tradition that is a distinctive of nationalist music."

    Reference: http://tinyurl.com/coh97ge
James A. Walsh
Spain
Local time: 22:00
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
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