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Italian to English Music Translation Glossary

Italian term		English translation
per terze alternate		in alternating thirds
percussioni chiare		pitched percussion
perorazioni epiche		epic climaxes
personale serale a prestazioni		casual evening staff
pervade il verbo virtuosistico		pervades the virtuoso language of this alto and soprano saxophonist from Salerno
pianoforti da studio		Practice pianos	Shera Lyn Parpia
Entered by: Shera Lyn Parpia
pilaccia		pilaccia (but see explanatory notes)
postria (=potrebbe)		could
prassi antica		early music practice
preciso		clean
prende le distanze dall’esperienza dodecafonica		distances himself from twelve-tone (and minimalist) techniques
Pretesa a dir poco originale		An original demand, to say the least	Tom in London
Entered by: Tom in London
prima es. ass. / prima esecuzione assoluta		world premiere
primo ballerino senza obbligo di solista		Principal dancer (with no soloist obligations)
primo violino		first violin	Paul O'Brien
Entered by: Paul O'Brien
primo violino di spalla		concertmaster/leader	Paul O'Brien
Entered by: Paul O'Brien
programmazione (dei suoni)		sound programming
promuove la frequentazione		(strongly) encourages students to take up/follow a Master\'s
prova d'insieme		orchestra staging rehearsal
prove eliminatorie		preliminary rounds	Paul O'Brien
Entered by: Paul O'Brien
pulizia della mano destra		cleanness of the right hand
punta di diamante con la Capitol Records		the jewel in the crown at Capitol Records
punti di approdo		point of arrival / destination	Maria Burnett
Entered by: Maria Burnett
Quando tutte le cose erano insieme		when all things were one
racciuffa		grasps again
raccordi (in a piece of music)		bridges or transitions
rasoiate piazzate		Razor-sharp licks
rassegna (see context)		concert (series), festival
reggirullante		snare stand
registrazioni eventualmente opzionate		any recordings opted for
registri di timbro orchestrale		register tone of orchestral timbre
respiro nel fraseggio		breadth of his phrasing
rifunzionalizzazione		restoring (an instrument) to playing condition
ripercorrere		go back over (retrace)/offer a review of
riprendere la scena musicale		regain the music scene/ make a comeback on the music scene	Gina Ferlisi
Entered by: Gina Ferlisi
ripropone in chiave del tutto personale		in their own highly personal interpretations...	Tom in London
Entered by: Tom in London
risalendo		ascending (by semitones)
ritmi in battere e levare		downbeat and upbeat rhythms
ritrovarsi in un\\\'esaltazione		to find themselves again in an ever changing celebration of sound
rock cantautorale		singer-songwriter rock music

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