afinación

English translation: intonation

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Spanish term or phrase:afinación
English translation:intonation
Entered by: Laura Nagle (X)

07:27 Jul 13, 2009
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Music / Sesionistas
Spanish term or phrase: afinación
El texto hace alusión a las cualidades musicales de los músicos en cuestión, nombrando la "afinación" como una de ellas. Esto se refiera no a la afinación de un instrumento (tuning) si no a una "buena afinación", me parece. Quizá haya que complementar "tuning" o buscar un término específico que se refiera a "la capacidad de ser afinado/antonado" o de producir sonidos con afinación.
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intonation
Explanation:
Webster's: the manner of producing musical tones, specifically the relation in pitch of tones to their key or harmony.

This term is used to describe accuracy of pitch in both vocal and instrumental music.
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5 +2intonation
Laura Nagle (X)
5tuning (see explanation)
Caroline Clarke
4to sing on/in key/pitch
Maria Mastruzzo
3attuning
Silvia Killian Özler


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to sing on/in key/pitch


Explanation:
Speaking about people.

http://www.ehow.com/how_2222690_how-sing-key.html

Even the musically illiterate among any crowd can tell when a singer hits a bad note. Whether it's just plain flat or screechingly off key, the sound makes listeners wince. If you want to avoid torturing other people's ears (and your own), follow the tips below to sing on key.

http://www.soundfeelings.com/products/music_instruction/epro...

Secrets of Singing On Pitch
Easy Steps to Cure Tone-Deafness






Maria Mastruzzo
Australia
Local time: 21:11
Native speaker of: Spanish
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attuning


Explanation:

attune Verbo

1. armonizar, afinar, templar; Sinónimos: tune, concert, harmonize, harmonise; Adjust or accustom to; bring into harmony with.
Example sentence:
"Privation attunes the senses", "La privación afina los sentidos."

http://www.wordmagicsoft.com/diccionario/en-es/attuning.php

Silvia Killian Özler
Türkiye
Local time: 13:11
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Native speaker of: Spanish
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intonation


Explanation:
Webster's: the manner of producing musical tones, specifically the relation in pitch of tones to their key or harmony.

This term is used to describe accuracy of pitch in both vocal and instrumental music.


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intonation
    Reference: http://www.woodwind.org/clarinet/Equipment/Intonation.html
Laura Nagle (X)
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Local time: 06:11
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Native speaker of: English
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agree  Clayton Causey: This is it! We just need some snappy adjective to go with it. After all, this is publicity. How about "flawless intonation"?
17 hrs
  -> Agreed! Thanks, Clayton. :)

agree  Jim Tucker (X)
1 day 2 hrs
  -> Thanks, Jim!
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tuning (see explanation)


Explanation:
A singer has "perfect pitch" if they can sing a specific note to order (in other words they don't need a tuning fork to pitch the correct note of a manuscript).

If someone is just good at keeping in tune without accompaniment (i.e. they don't start to drift/go flat or sharp) then they have good tuning, and they are able to sing in tune, or to keep in tune.

These phrases are perhaps British English and not global, but they are the language that I have always used as a choral singer.

Caroline Clarke
Local time: 10:11
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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