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English translation: piano pieces


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German term or phrase:Klavierstuecke
English translation:piano pieces
Entered by: Markus Heinrich
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14:34 Aug 18, 2010
German to English translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Music / introduction
German term or phrase: Klavierstuecke
Piano pieces? Piano compositions?

Under extreme time pressure!
Markus Heinrich
piano pieces
Explanation:
Mozart's earliest composition attempts begin with piano sonatas and other piano pieces, as this is the instrument on which his musical education took place.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_compositions_by_Wolfgan...
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Colin Rowe
Germany
Local time: 04:16
Grading comment
Again, thank you!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +9piano piecesColin Rowe
3 +6piano pieces
Tom Fudge
3 +1piano music
Armorel Young
3Either - or perhaps "compositions for the piano"
Denise Dewey-Muno


  

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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +9
piano pieces


Explanation:
Mozart's earliest composition attempts begin with piano sonatas and other piano pieces, as this is the instrument on which his musical education took place.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_compositions_by_Wolfgan...

Colin Rowe
Germany
Local time: 04:16
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
Again, thank you!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jeux de Mots
3 mins
  -> Thanks!
agree  Louisa Fox
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agree  Susan Welsh
5 mins
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agree  Rebecca Garber
11 mins
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agree  RegineMac
23 mins
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agree  Debbi Steele
27 mins
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agree  writeaway: dur dur/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nn-08RVRE1k :)
59 mins
  -> Thanks. "dur dur"? Could alternatively be "Moll Moll" (a MINOR difference!) :)
agree  franglish
1 hr
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agree  Goldcoaster
2 hrs
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Either - or perhaps "compositions for the piano"


Explanation:
They're all fine.

Denise Dewey-Muno
Germany
Local time: 04:16
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +6
piano pieces


Explanation:
...would it in most cases, I'd imagine.

Or 'pieces for the piano'/ 'pieces of music arranged for the piano'.

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Note added at 12 mins (2010-08-18 14:46:36 GMT)
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*'fit', not 'it'

Example sentence(s):
  • Top 10 Easy Piano Pieces That Sound Great - Top 10 Lists
  • Introduction to the PIANO PIECES

    Reference: http://www.stockhausen.org/intro_piano_pieces.html
    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/.../Longest_non-repetitive_piano_pie...
Tom Fudge
Local time: 03:16
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  molnar enique
5 mins
agree  RegineMac: Same time as the other answer, but no reward! - That shouldn't be!
24 mins
agree  Annett Kottek
28 mins
agree  Inge Meinzer
29 mins
agree  Marga Shaw: Not the same time as the other answer, but 1 minute earlier - in all fairness!!!
39 mins
agree  Rachel Ward
2 hrs
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36 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
piano music


Explanation:
is another perfectly plausible option - we urgently need more context to know what is appropriate

Armorel Young
Local time: 03:16
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 24

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Andrew Swift: Can't say I quite share your sense of urgency, though...
36 mins
  -> Ah, I was perhaps a bit elliptical. That was urgent as in "before lots more people add agrees to suggestions that might not be the best if we knew the context" :-)
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PRO / non-PRO		Non-PRO (3): Susan Welsh, Susanne Schiewe, writeaway


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Changes made by editors
Aug 18, 2010 - Changes made by writeaway:
LevelPRO => Non-PRO
Aug 18, 2010 - Changes made by Steffen Walter:
Field (specific)Poetry & Literature => Music


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