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durchkreuzen

English translation: criss crossed

23:17 Aug 12, 2009

German to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Music / music

German term or phrase: durchkreuzen

Die Gesangslinien werden von X auf dem Akkordeon aufgenommen, paraphrasiert und durchkreuzt.

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English translation:criss crossed

Explanation:
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Dr Lofthouse
United Kingdom
Local time: 04:38

Grading comment

4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +6

interwoven

Tom Tyson

3 +1

criss crossed

Dr Lofthouse

transform

Gert Sass (M.A.)

5 -2

cross out

Joel Schaefer

improvised upon

Kphred

Answers

27 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

criss crossed

Explanation:
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Dr Lofthouse
United Kingdom
Local time: 04:38
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English,

Italian
PRO pts in category: 4

30 mins confidence:

improvised upon

Explanation:
Probably lots of other options for this. Played around with also comes to mind...

Kphred
United States
Local time: 21:38
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 12

34 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): -2

cross out

Explanation:
In arranging the musical score, X altered some of the vocal lines and crossed out others. (That's what I do as a musician - crisscrossed and improvised don't make sense in this context.)

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Note added at 34 mins (2009-08-12 23:52:42 GMT)
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meaning: don't play this section

Joel Schaefer
United States
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English

7 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +6

interwoven

Explanation:
Sounds a bit more musical ...

Tom Tyson
United Kingdom
Local time: 04:38
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

5 days confidence:

transform

Explanation:
Apparently the author describes a reference to and 3-stage abstraction of the melody or Gesangslinie in the accordionist’s play, ranging
from “quoted” via “paraphrased/varied” to “transformed”
or
from “picked up / seized” via “paraphrased/varied” to “counterpointed”

Note that a counterpoint is usually being referred to as a voice “in its own right” even though being governed by a cantus firmus (in this context, the Gesangslinie; cf. polyphony), whereas “transformation” is much more general.

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Note added at 5 days (2009-08-18 22:49:08 GMT)
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(I provided the infinitive rather than participle just like you did.)

Gert Sass (M.A.)
Germany
Local time: 05:38
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Native speaker of: