Re: Translation for musical phrase "Niveau-Üb erschreitung" or "Niveau-Unterschreitung"?

[M Watts]

On 01/31/2011 12:28 AM, Nils Gey wrote:
> Hello list,
>
> do you know the name for the music theoretical voice progression which can be 
> seen in this picture?
> The lower voice in the second cord is higher than the higher voice in the first 
> chord. Second measure shows the same, inverted.
>
> The German term is "Niveau-Überschreitung" or "Niveau-Unterschreitung" which 
> means something like going above or falling below a level.

I don't know an English term for it, apart from 'overlapping parts' -- 
strict harmony books usually advise against it, at least for passing 
4-part harmony exams!

The really strict would also whinge about the first chord measure 2, 
saying that if any part proceeds by an interval greater than a 5th (as 
in measure 1), its next note should fall within that interval.