set off on a minor key tune

Chinese translation: 基调调为降调, 还算活泼。

09:27 Mar 5, 2004

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Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting

English term or phrase: set off on a minor key tune

The violinist set off on a minor key tune that was yet somehow sprightly.

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Chinese translation:基调调为降调, 还算活泼。

Explanation:
(降调往往是悲伤的，但)还算‘活泼’(sprightly)

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基调调为降调, 还算活泼。

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Explanation:
演奏出一支小调

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基调调为降调, 还算活泼。

Explanation:
(降调往往是悲伤的，但)还算‘活泼’(sprightly)

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United Kingdom
Local time: 03:21
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