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Italian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Music | | Italian term or phrase: canovaccio | From the bio of one of the docents for an early music course:
[Collaborations with various early music groups are opportunities to develop the idea of] spartito come “canovaccio”.... A sostegno di questa “filosofia” sono le ricerche sull’arte di diminuire e sulla prassi esecutiva antica, e le esperienze di improvvisazione...
First I had "draft". Now I am wondering if it should be "canvas", like a blank canvas upon which to improvise, etc. |
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| | canovaccio | Explanation:
It refers to a specific practice developed at a specific time, so it'd be inappropriate to translate it, just like you wouldn't translate Opera as "work" or "work of art". Anyway, hope it helps |
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Pablo Guazzotti
Argentina
Local time: 12:28
| Note from asker to answererAh, so "vague plot outline", sort of like "draft". But, okay, I'll keep Canovaccio. Thank you Pablo and Thiago!
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| canovaccio
Explanation:
It refers to a specific practice developed at a specific time, so it'd be inappropriate to translate it, just like you wouldn't translate Opera as "work" or "work of art". Anyway, hope it helps
| Pablo Guazzotti
Argentina
Local time: 12:28
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:  Spanish, English
PRO pts in category: 8
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| Note from asker to answerer| Ah, so "vague plot outline", sort of like "draft". But, okay, I'll keep Canovaccio. Thank you Pablo and Thiago! |
| Notes to answerer
Asker: Actually, the text is describing a present-day musician who espouses this practice or philosophy. He's involved in philological research applied to early music performance. So, it may very well be appropriate to translate this term.
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