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battuta

English translation: a bar

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Italian term or phrase:battuta
English translation:a bar
Entered by: contesei

14:01 Oct 13, 2014
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Music / songwriting
Italian term or phrase: battuta
L’unica differenza che si può notare rispetto al modello più diffuso, è una variante in
corrispondenza di quella che sarebbe la battuta nr. 7 (in corrispondenza delle parole
vien morettino), dove invece di usare il settimo grado della scala (si) come nota di
volta del sesto grado (la), la melodia sale fino alla tonica (do) prima di scendere
tramite un salto alla quinta (sol).
garrett higgins
Local time: 13:11
a bar
Explanation:
a bar as in the division into groups of beats..,

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Note added at 1 hr (2014-10-13 15:23:05 GMT)
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My Hazon Garzanti says beat, bar, measure, so it's prob right x


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Note added at 1 hr (2014-10-13 15:59:12 GMT)
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I just spoke to a musician friend, Italian, and he definitely said it was a bar and NOT a beat. Food for thought.
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contesei
Italy
Local time: 14:11
Grading comment
thanks!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +3a bar
contesei


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
a bar


Explanation:
a bar as in the division into groups of beats..,

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 1 hr (2014-10-13 15:23:05 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

My Hazon Garzanti says beat, bar, measure, so it's prob right x


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Note added at 1 hr (2014-10-13 15:59:12 GMT)
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I just spoke to a musician friend, Italian, and he definitely said it was a bar and NOT a beat. Food for thought.

contesei
Italy
Local time: 14:11
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  philgoddard: But it can also mean beat, can't it?
21 mins
  -> I think so...no 100% sure
agree  writeaway: no 7 shows it virtually has to mean bar here
3 hrs
agree  Ian Mansbridge
20 hrs
agree  Lorenzo Villari
23 days
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