Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
accord plaqué
English translation:
block chord
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Lorna Coing
Sep 10, 2013 19:30
10 yrs ago
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French term
accord plaqué
French to English
Art/Literary
Music
Bonjour!
Help! I can't figure out how to express 'accord plaqué', as used below, in English. I understand that it means a chord in which each note is given the same emphasis, but I'm not aware of any way to say that nice and neatly. Do we just say 'chord', or is there some way to qualify it?
Thanks in advance for any ideas you may have!
Le trio joue avec énergie dans un style proche du stride piano, un peu à la manière de Earl Hines et surtout de Teddy Wilson. Cependant, leur swing s’éloigne un peu de celui des ténors du stride pour la raison que le rôle de la main gauche, son martèlement rythmique, y est plus discret afin d’accentuer la prégnance de la ligne mélodique que Nat développe avec imagination et agilité, l’entrecoupant de brefs *accords plaqués* avec l’autre main.
Help! I can't figure out how to express 'accord plaqué', as used below, in English. I understand that it means a chord in which each note is given the same emphasis, but I'm not aware of any way to say that nice and neatly. Do we just say 'chord', or is there some way to qualify it?
Thanks in advance for any ideas you may have!
Le trio joue avec énergie dans un style proche du stride piano, un peu à la manière de Earl Hines et surtout de Teddy Wilson. Cependant, leur swing s’éloigne un peu de celui des ténors du stride pour la raison que le rôle de la main gauche, son martèlement rythmique, y est plus discret afin d’accentuer la prégnance de la ligne mélodique que Nat développe avec imagination et agilité, l’entrecoupant de brefs *accords plaqués* avec l’autre main.
Proposed translations
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4 +1 | block chords | David Vaughn |
Proposed translations
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Selected
block chords
I'd probably say block chords in the right hand (instead of "other hand") for clarity
Peer comment(s):
agree |
Alison Sabedoria (X)
: But I think these are in the LEFT hand against the melody played by the right hand (see my discussion entry).
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2 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you for this term! And I think Wordeffect is correct - the block chords in question are being played by the left hand."
Reference comments
37 mins
Reference:
Previous KudoZ question Spanish to English
Peer comments on this reference comment:
agree |
philgoddard
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agree |
Simon Chiassai
2 hrs
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agree |
Alison Sabedoria (X)
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Discussion
He does the block chording at 1.15.
NB: It's BOTH hands!