Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
alternancia
English translation:
alternation
Added to glossary by
Luis Rey Ballesteros (Luiroi)
Oct 13, 2004 03:56
19 yrs ago
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Spanish term
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Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish, Spanish to English, and 1 more.
alternancia
Spanish to English
Art/Literary
Music
Musical terms
I have not been able to find the word in any of the dictionaries I have at hand, or in the Merriam-Webster's online.
A Google search yielded some hits, and in all instances the word was used in very lofty subjects. Most of the Web sites where the word appears are from non-English speaking countries, but I did find one from Brown University and another one from Harvard:
Alternancy symmetry: A unified viewpoint
Title: Alternancy symmetry: A unified viewpoint Authors: Koutecký, Jaroslav; Paldus,
Josef; Cízek, Jirí Journal: The Journal of Chemical Physics, Volume 83 ...
adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1985JChPh..83.1722K
In my case, I just finished translating a music book from Spanish into English, and the Spanish word "alternancia" appeared once, referring to a song structure where two styles of music alternate with each other:
"Con el paso del tiempo, la guaracha abandonó su estructura de copla y pregón, incorporó un coro cantado, perdió la ALTERNANCIA y adoptó el formato de la canción binaria."
I did not think much of it and translated is as "alternancy", but now that I am proofreading the project the Word spellchecker did not recognize it, so I dedided to research it. I also posted the question in the English-English pair
A Google search yielded some hits, and in all instances the word was used in very lofty subjects. Most of the Web sites where the word appears are from non-English speaking countries, but I did find one from Brown University and another one from Harvard:
Alternancy symmetry: A unified viewpoint
Title: Alternancy symmetry: A unified viewpoint Authors: Koutecký, Jaroslav; Paldus,
Josef; Cízek, Jirí Journal: The Journal of Chemical Physics, Volume 83 ...
adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1985JChPh..83.1722K
In my case, I just finished translating a music book from Spanish into English, and the Spanish word "alternancia" appeared once, referring to a song structure where two styles of music alternate with each other:
"Con el paso del tiempo, la guaracha abandonó su estructura de copla y pregón, incorporó un coro cantado, perdió la ALTERNANCIA y adoptó el formato de la canción binaria."
I did not think much of it and translated is as "alternancy", but now that I am proofreading the project the Word spellchecker did not recognize it, so I dedided to research it. I also posted the question in the English-English pair
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +3 | alternation |
Luis Rey Ballesteros (Luiroi)
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| 4 | Alternativo |
Rowan Morrell
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| 3 | alternation |
Exequiela Goldini
|
| 3 | alternance |
William Pairman
|
| 3 | alternating character |
Tatty
|
Proposed translations
+3
17 mins
Luis Rey Ballesteros (Luiroi)
Native in Spanish
Quality Above All...Calidad Sobre Todo
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
Related KudoZ points
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12
Selected
alternation
A possibility. Hope it helps.
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... GLOSSARY. ... Repertoire: A collection of music that a student has learned and is prepared
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... Strictly speaking not a rhythm itself but a phase in the playing of music. ... and Response:
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... like character, sometimes counterpointed with music in dance rhythms. Slow movements
are often planned (as in Beethoven\'s Ninth) around the alternation of two ...
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... which is entirely possible, because the music at the ... A cadence is a simple falling
progression of harmonies, one ... A trill is the quick alternation of two notes ...
www.dummies.com/WileyCDA/DummiesArticle/id-1127.html - 36k - En caché - Páginas similares
Music Definitions - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... Cadenza: originally an improvised decoration of a cadence by a ... Morden: a formalized
ornament in Baroque music, involving a quick alternation between the ...
www.enjoythemusic.com/musicdefinition.htm - 53k - En caché - Páginas similares
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Note added at 19 mins (2004-10-13 04:15:43 GMT)
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Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... one (a group in church singing sacred music—choir ... Structure; initium (2 /3 notes)--
tenor --melodic cadence. oAntiphon--- a chant sung in alternation w/ verses ...
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Music Dictionary - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... resolution of a chord, frequently as it occurs in a cadence. ... Tone - A note; the basis
of music. ... tr - A musical ornament performed by the rapid alternation of a ...
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... GLOSSARY. ... Repertoire: A collection of music that a student has learned and is prepared
to ... Rondo: A form based on alternation between a repeated section (A) and ...
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Note added at 21 mins (2004-10-13 04:17:34 GMT)
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Salsa & Merengue Society – Glossary: Rhythms & Styles (A–M) - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... Strictly speaking not a rhythm itself but a phase in the playing of music. ... and Response:
where the lead singer or drummers improvise in alternation with the ...
www.salsa-merengue.co.uk/revealit/glosrham.html - 27k - En caché - Páginas similares
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Note added at 22 mins (2004-10-13 04:18:56 GMT)
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Anton Bruckner - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... like character, sometimes counterpointed with music in dance rhythms. Slow movements
are often planned (as in Beethoven\'s Ninth) around the alternation of two ...
w3.rz-berlin.mpg.de/cmp/bruckner.html - 7k - 11 Oct 2004 - En caché - Páginas similares
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Note added at 24 mins (2004-10-13 04:20:21 GMT)
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... Motivated chords, Wolf 14. Alternation 15. ... BINARY, TERNARY, STROPHIC. Information
and Definitions Description of Binary and Ternary Music for Study: 1 ...
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "This is it. Thank you very much to all!"
21 mins
Exequiela Goldini
United States
United States
Native in Spanish
Works in field
United States
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, Portuguese to Spanish
Related KudoZ points
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4
alternation
References:
But the switching that Geiss enjoys can take other forms as well.
It is precisely on this latter level where we find the most important justification forthe elaboration of the Six Suites for the viola. The form of the suite, itself, as well as thetype of notation used by Bach (with the continuous **alternation** of monody andpolyphony) are aspects that undoubtedly pertain to the very nature of the viola dagamba and its history. Moreover, we could also state that these elements are
www.glossamusic.com/downloads/pdf/920405_1.pdf
Sometimes it’s the program he chooses for a particular performance, such as the alternation of contemporary classical music and jazz that he will...
http://www.ricoreeds.com/geiss.html
set in this case to lively music in galliard rhythms, with the characteristic alternation of 6/4 and 3/2 patterns. Although it was written as a consort song for solo voice and four
http://www.aam.co.uk/index.htm?main>rec/index.htm&rmain&g...
But the switching that Geiss enjoys can take other forms as well.
It is precisely on this latter level where we find the most important justification forthe elaboration of the Six Suites for the viola. The form of the suite, itself, as well as thetype of notation used by Bach (with the continuous **alternation** of monody andpolyphony) are aspects that undoubtedly pertain to the very nature of the viola dagamba and its history. Moreover, we could also state that these elements are
www.glossamusic.com/downloads/pdf/920405_1.pdf
Sometimes it’s the program he chooses for a particular performance, such as the alternation of contemporary classical music and jazz that he will...
http://www.ricoreeds.com/geiss.html
set in this case to lively music in galliard rhythms, with the characteristic alternation of 6/4 and 3/2 patterns. Although it was written as a consort song for solo voice and four
http://www.aam.co.uk/index.htm?main>rec/index.htm&rmain&g...
48 mins
Rowan Morrell
New Zealand
New Zealand
Native in English
New Zealand
Committed to the Customer
Native in: English (Variant: New Zealand) 
Works in: French to English, German to English, Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
:
4
Alternativo
Has been suggested for your equivalent monolingual English question, but now I can quote from the Oxford Dictionary of Music to support my answer here, and the other guy's answer in the monolingual English query!
"Name applied in early 18th cent. mus. in dance style to a contrasting middle section (later called Trio). Sometimes used of a whole comp., apparently implying that the 2 sections may be alternated at will."
"Name applied in early 18th cent. mus. in dance style to a contrasting middle section (later called Trio). Sometimes used of a whole comp., apparently implying that the 2 sections may be alternated at will."
4 hrs
William Pairman
Spain
Spain
Native in English
Spain
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Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English
alternance
another possibility
Amazing drums by Richard Christy, awesome alternance of solos between Schuldiner
and Hamm, and ... This is just music, made for those who really can feel it, who ...
www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ tg/detail/-/B00002EPMF?v=glance
MUSIC FROM JAPAN WORKS INFORMATION. Composer Name: Makoto Shinohara. Composition Name: Alternance for percussion. Composition Date: 1962 ...
www.musicfromjapan.org/resources/m4w14.htm
BERBER OR RURAL MUSIC : Inspired by the captivating beauty of the Moroccan ... women with their elbows brushing, progressively beat time in a strict alternance. ...
www.matchtours.com/history/music.htm
Amazing drums by Richard Christy, awesome alternance of solos between Schuldiner
and Hamm, and ... This is just music, made for those who really can feel it, who ...
www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ tg/detail/-/B00002EPMF?v=glance
MUSIC FROM JAPAN WORKS INFORMATION. Composer Name: Makoto Shinohara. Composition Name: Alternance for percussion. Composition Date: 1962 ...
www.musicfromjapan.org/resources/m4w14.htm
BERBER OR RURAL MUSIC : Inspired by the captivating beauty of the Moroccan ... women with their elbows brushing, progressively beat time in a strict alternance. ...
www.matchtours.com/history/music.htm
5 hrs
alternating character
An option, there are numerous references to it in connection to music on the Internet.
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