Glossary entry

Portuguese term or phrase:

terças descendentes

English translation:

descending thirds / descending third progression/intervals

Added to glossary by judith ryan
Jul 13, 2014 14:56
9 yrs ago
Portuguese term

terças descendentes

Portuguese to English Art/Literary Music
In the following text: E, de repente, em procedimento similar à intertextualidade - tão frequente em literatura - a flauta faz uma citação-homenagem ao mais famoso baião de Luiz Gonzaga, inserindo entre os compassos a sequência de terças descendentes de Asa branca.

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Proposed translations

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descending thirds / descending third progression/intervals

Peer comment(s):

agree Emma Cox : Simply "sequence of descending thirds" please!
6 hrs
Thank you, Emma There are many possibilities here.
agree Rachel Fell : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sequence_(music)#Descending_thi... et.
6 hrs
Thank you, Rachel.
agree Lumen (X)
12 hrs
Thank you, Lumen!
agree António Ribeiro
19 hrs
Thank you, Ajar!
agree Richard Purdom
19 hrs
Thank you, Richard!
agree Arthur Dias
22 hrs
Valeu, Arthur!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks!"
25 mins

falling in thirds

falling in thirds
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Reference comments

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Reference:

Descending thirds

Here's a scale in descending thirds to give you an idea: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1cLJ8v6wQM

This question on the ABRSM website (Associated Board of the Royal School of Music - the exam board we all use when taking music exams in the UK!) helps explain in layman's terms too (if you understand music theory).

http://www.abrsm.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=42134
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