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motto

English translation: an identifying pseudonym

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Italian term or phrase:motto
English translation:an identifying pseudonym
Entered by: Tom in London

09:48 Jan 6, 2016
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Music / composition
Italian term or phrase: motto
Hi everyone,

I'm translating some rules for a composition competition and am hesitating over the term "motto" in the following sentence:

"Ogni partitura dovrà essere contrassegnata da un motto e accompagnata da busta chiusa, identificata dallo stesso motto, contenente:"

To my mind, it would be more usual to mark a score with a title than a motto. Do you think this really means "motto" in the literal sense? I'm a musician but not a composer - perhaps composers do use "mottos" that I'm unaware of.

FYI, I have translated the sentence for the moment as "The title of the work must be marked on each score and on an accompanying sealed envelope containing the candidate's:"
Suzanne Smart (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:29
an identifying pseudonym
Explanation:
This is a common rule for all types of competition. As an architect I have often submitted projects for design competitions in which it was forbidden to mention your real name (which would enable you to be identified by the assessors) and you were required instead to choose your own "nom de plume".

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Note added at 4 mins (2016-01-06 09:53:06 GMT)
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or just "pdesudonym"

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Note added at 5 mins (2016-01-06 09:53:28 GMT)
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er... pseudonym :)
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Tom in London
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:29
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an identifying pseudonym


Explanation:
This is a common rule for all types of competition. As an architect I have often submitted projects for design competitions in which it was forbidden to mention your real name (which would enable you to be identified by the assessors) and you were required instead to choose your own "nom de plume".

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Note added at 4 mins (2016-01-06 09:53:06 GMT)
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or just "pdesudonym"

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Note added at 5 mins (2016-01-06 09:53:28 GMT)
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er... pseudonym :)

Tom in London
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:29
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 84
Notes to answerer
Asker: Ah! Of course. I was thinking that this was the name of the composition rather than the composer! Thanks Tom :-)


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