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English Music Translation Glossary

English term		English translation
promotional write-up		promotional text
"The musical IQ" or "The IQ musicals"??		Musical IQ/High Musical IQ
*front*		Pretending to be something you\'re not
25 or 6 to 4		3:35 or 3:34 (am)
a capacitor and a backplate.		you have no knowledge of the subject matter
a musical idea recorded		A song lyric, tune, or musical idea occurs, and recording it will save it
Alice Cooper blue		Alice Cooper Blue lacquer finish
ancient-Leedy-looking		made to look like the old-style "Leedy" drums
Arash Shirazi of Bullit Bookings		a person named Arash Shirazi of a company, named Bullit Bookings, that schedules performances
as cool as gear is		no matter how cool equipment is
as strong as the weakest link		If the weakest link fails, the whole chain is useless
authorial/authored/authorship		avoid "author" and derivatives in relation to composers
award vs. prize		honor vs. money
band's past headbanging chuggers		previous incredibly loud numbers/songs with a heavy, driving beat
Basically Beethoven		Beethoven's music
benefit shows		presentations or shows given for the benefit of targeted groups in need
bite		penetrating, clear attack
boast wide		feature wide and flat frequency responses
Bonhamicity		the style/the sound of John Bonham
Broken turntable		turntable that does not rotate evenly
Cancel my subscription to the resurrection		I have given up on salvation	Robert Kleemaier
Entered by: Robert Kleemaier
cassa chiara, percussion instrument		side drum, snare drum	Sheila Hardie
Entered by: Sheila Hardie
Checks his strings for true intervals at the fifth		uses harmonics to make sure his strings are tuned a true fifth apart
chick		the sound produced by hi-hats when closed by the foot
clock in		last, are timed
close-miced		close-miked
clubbing in China was a bit roguish		going to nights clubs in China was like going to places full of drunks and prostitutes
come dream with me, as I have dreamed of you, all my life		I've Dreamed of You, Barbra Streisand
commercial settings		popular music
counting off (musical groups, drummer)		setting the beat / drum roll to signal start
Dar alto Lied		Das alte Lied
decline in the exhilarating development		sacrifice	Lara Barnett
Entered by: Lara Barnett
dinner party music		background music
Dirty pots		dirty potentiometers
down-wound directive		more low-key, less frenetic intention
eats up every beat		they love it: they consume every bit of it
electroacoustic collage		creative combination of electroacoustic music samples
elusive word		break
expansive		spacious
fancy fads		latest fashionable (party) clothes

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