On Feb 16, 2008 5:12 PM, Ian Hulin <
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> Hi Kurt,
> The only other term I've heard is "octavization", which is as
> ugly-sounding as "octavation". I prefer "octave transposition", which
> describes exactly what is going on in your piece.
> Cheers,
> Ian Hulin
>
> Kurt Kroon wrote:
> > I'm working on the Glossary for the GDP, and I'm stuck -- so, I'm canvassing
> > the list. Here's the scenario:
> >
> > You've written a composition with a passage that needs to be played in a
> > different octave. When you describe it (this passage) to another musician,
> > what term do you use? And do you use the same term or a different one for
> > the actual _process of writing_ the passage in a different octave (if you
> > even bother to name the process)?
> >
> > Since this will go into the glossary, please respond with the preferred term
> > in any of these languages:
> >
> > Danish
> > Dutch
> > English
> > Finnish
> > French
> > German
> > Italian
> > Spanish
> > Swedish
> >
> > Thanks!
> > Kurtis
> >
> > PS: Internally, LilyPond calls this "octavation" ... which I only included
> > because I couldn't think of a better term.
> >
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