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documentazione sonora

English translation: audio document

19:23 Oct 24, 2009

Italian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / Voice competition announcement

Italian term or phrase: documentazione sonora

Ancora una frase dal bando per un corso di perfezionamento vocale per cantanti d'opera. Contesto: "L’accesso al Corso avviene attraverso la partecipazione ad una selezione preliminare basata su documentazione sonora tramite invio di file audio e video o link (youtube) con autocertificazione di autenticità ai sensi della legge vigente." Non riesco a trovare una traduzione che renda il significato della frase. Certamente non "sound documentation" che può essere frainteso. Grazie di nuovo!

Fiorsam KudoZ activity Questions: 72 (none open) Answers: 586 United States
Local time: 01:54

English translation:audio document

Explanation:
This is generally how one would refer to such a document, I think.

In the context of your translation, it would be "... a preliminary selection based on an audio document sent as an audio and video file or ...."

This would distinguish it from a written document, ie a score or composition.

I had previously suggested audio or sound recording, but that seemed redundant with the actual document requested "audio and video file," but it could still work.

Selected response from:

claudiocambon
United States

Grading comment

Ho seguito il suggerimento fatto da claudio nella "discussione", eliminando così l'aspetto ripetitivo. Dato che non si tratta d'una traduzione diretta della frase non credo di poterla aggiungere al glossario. Ancora una volta, grazie a tutti voi!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

audio document

claudiocambon

audio context

manuel seixo

recordings

Michael Korovkin

audition documentation/ clips

Oliver Lawrence

audio samples (to enter the course)

xxxMagdalene.P

Discussion entries: 4

Answers

24 mins confidence:

audio document

claudiocambon
United States
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Italian,

English
PRO pts in category: 12

Grading comment

1 hr confidence:

audio samples (to enter the course)

Explanation:
hth though i would also go for Oliver's audition clips..

xxxMagdalene.P
Italy
Local time: 07:54
Native speaker of:

Greek

46 mins confidence:

audition documentation/ clips

Explanation:
IMHO the word 'documentazione' means the evidence demonstrating the candidate's capabilities, more than just the fact that it is supplied as a kind of document, which is made slightly redundant by the subsequent references to the file types. 'Sonora' is also a bit superfluous, given the nature of the competition. My ha'penn'orth anyway.

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Note added at 2 hrs (2009-10-24 21:31:44 GMT)
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alternatively 'vocal recording' (similar to Claudio's 'performance recording') sound good to me too, although for all I know the recording might be some kind of voice exercise rather than an actual performance piece, hence 'vocal' or 'audition' retains a greater level of generality

Oliver Lawrence
Italy
Local time: 07:54
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 35

5 hrs confidence:

recordings

Explanation:
... submitted via audio/video files or through links (u-tube) and accompanied with authenticity affidavit/declaration as per/according to the law currently in force...

Michael Korovkin
Italy
Local time: 07:54
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English,

Russian
PRO pts in category: 8

5 hrs confidence:

audio context

Explanation:
or, audio/sound competition
Lo stesso che ''audio contesto sonoro'' poiché si trata di una selezione preliminare o sia una competizione sonora preliminare sul nternet.

manuel seixo
Australia
Local time: 17:24
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Portuguese