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English term or phrase:	office
German translation:	Amt
Entered by:	Roland Nienerza

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10:50 Sep 28, 2010

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Art/Literary - History / Geschichte Koreas

English term or phrase: office (hier)

During the Joseon Dynasty, music was respected as an important element of rituals and ceremonies. Early in the dynasty, two offices dealing with musical matters were established and efforts were made to arrange musical texts.
Was wäre am besten hier für offices? Danke

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Amt

Explanation:

"~wurden zwei für die Musik zuständige Ämter geschaffen ~"

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Roland Nienerza
Germany
Local time: 03:24

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Summary of answers provided

4 +5

Amt

Roland Nienerza

Büro

kriddl

Musikbehörde

Markus Trucksaess

Discussion entries: 2

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1 hr confidence:

Musikbehörde

Explanation:
Ich bin mir hier nicht sicher, Wikipedia spricht in diesem Zusammenhang von einer Musikbehörde.

Example sentence(s):

Die strenge Trennung der amtlichen Gisaeng von der privaten war deshalb möglich, weil es sowohl in der Zeit der Goryeo- als auch in der Joseon-Dynastie eine für Gisaeng zuständige Behörde in der Hauptstadt gab. In der Goryeo-Zeit hieß die Behörde Gy

Reference: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gisaeng

Markus Trucksaess
Ireland
Local time: 02:24
Works in field
Native speaker of:

German

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +5

Amt

Explanation:

"~wurden zwei für die Musik zuständige Ämter geschaffen ~"

Roland Nienerza
Germany
Local time: 03:24
Works in field
Native speaker of:

German
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

vielen Dank

1 day48 mins confidence:

Büro

Explanation:
Nur als weitere Alternative zu den beiden schon ziemlich treffenden Vorschlägen.

"Büros für musikalische Angelegenheiten" - so ähnlich wie das "Märchenbüro" in der ungarischen Räterepublik:

"Im Frühjahr 1919, als die ungarische Räteregierung auf dem Höhepunkt ihrer Macht, das heißt ihrer Illusionen anlangte, richteten der Volkskommissar für das Unterrichtswesen György Lukács und der (Märchen-)Dichter Béla Balázs eine "Abteilung für Märchen" ein und betrauten damit ihre Freundin, die Malerin und Dichterin Anna Lesznai (1885-1966). Ein Märchenbüro der Revolution für "eine neue Form des Märchens, durch die das Wunder ins Leben der Gegenwart gebracht würde", wie sie später im amerikanischen Exil schrieb."

Reference: http://www.perlentaucher.de/buch/29925.html

kriddl
Germany
Local time: 03:24
Works in field
Native speaker of:

German

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Changes made by editors

Oct 3, 2010 - Changes made by Roland Nienerza:
Edited KOG entry	Roland Nienerza's old entry - "office (hier)" => "Amt"
Oct 3, 2010 - Changes made by Roland Nienerza:
Edited KOG entry	Roland Nienerza's old entry - "office (hier)" => "Amt"
Oct 3, 2010 - Changes made by Roland Nienerza:
Created KOG entry	KudoZ term => KOG term
Sep 28, 2010 - Changes made by Dr-G-Pless:
Language pair	German to Spanish => English to German

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