sustain (as a noun)

Danish translation: sustain (forlængelse af tone)

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English term or phrase:sustain (as a noun)
Danish translation:sustain (forlængelse af tone)
Entered by: Poul Moller

09:32 Feb 2, 2006
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Art/Literary - Music
English term or phrase: sustain (as a noun)
Egenskab, der beskriver, hvor længe en tone eller node holdes. Normalt bruger man også "sustain" på dansk, men er der slet ikke noget dansk ord for det?
Jørgen Madsen
Local time: 14:26
sustain (forlængelse af tone)
Explanation:
Hej Jørgen!
Jeg havde også problemer med sustain, så jeg kontaktede min musikforretning og fik at vide, at man siger sustain på dansk.
I oversættelsen tilføjede jeg (forlængelse af tone), da det drejer sig om den effekt, der svarer til at træde på en af klaverpedalerne, så tonen fortsætter.

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Note added at 23 mins (2006-02-02 09:55:45 GMT)
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Jamen, så må det bare hedde sustainfunktion / sustain-funktion.....
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Poul Moller
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4 +2sustain (forlængelse af tone)
Poul Moller
4(opret)holde
Diarmuid Kennan


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sustain (forlængelse af tone)


Explanation:
Hej Jørgen!
Jeg havde også problemer med sustain, så jeg kontaktede min musikforretning og fik at vide, at man siger sustain på dansk.
I oversættelsen tilføjede jeg (forlængelse af tone), da det drejer sig om den effekt, der svarer til at træde på en af klaverpedalerne, så tonen fortsætter.

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Note added at 23 mins (2006-02-02 09:55:45 GMT)
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Jamen, så må det bare hedde sustainfunktion / sustain-funktion.....

Poul Moller
Local time: 14:26
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish
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(opret)holde


Explanation:
at holde tonen

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Note added at 27 mins (2006-02-02 09:59:49 GMT)
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This very extensive dictionary of music has no reference to 'a sustain', i.e. no noun form, only the verb.
http://www.dolmetsch.com/musictheorydefs.htm
Likewise with Miriam-Webster and the Encyclopedia britannica, i.e. there is no noun 'sustain' http://www.dolmetsch.com/musictheorydefs.htm

Diarmuid Kennan
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Local time: 13:26
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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