樂譜中的三部

English translation: Three parts

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Chinese term or phrase:(樂譜中的)三部
English translation:Three parts
Entered by: Gloria (Shufen) Huang (X)

05:43 May 23, 2012
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Art/Literary - Music
Chinese term or phrase: 樂譜中的三部
In a piece of sheet music for a trio, what are the three staves called respectively?

Suppose like on http://www.free-scores.com/boutique/boutique-uk-frame.php?cl...

The first stave is for violin, the second for violin 2/viola, and the third for cello.

Are there specific terms for the three staves composed for three different instruments?

In my case, a documentary film talking about some amateur guitarists, it's sheet music for three guitars. Are the terms any different?

Thank you in advance.
Gloria (Shufen) Huang (X)
Taiwan
Local time: 12:04
Three parts
Explanation:
Each of the guitars would be playing a different 'part'.

A 'score' is when all the different parts are shown together (e.g., a conductor reads from a 'score', so as to be able to see all the individual 'parts').

A 'stave' is simply what you call the five lines on which the notation is displayed. So one part (if it was for a piano for example, when two staves are used) could actually consist of more than one stave.

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Note added at 1 hr (2012-05-23 07:34:47 GMT)
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Reference (example of usage):

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trio_sonata

"A trio sonata is written for two solo melodic instruments and basso continuo, making three parts in all, hence the name trio sonata"
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Petula Parris
Taiwan
Local time: 12:04
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score


Explanation:
一首歌的乐谱就是one music score;假若一首歌的乐谱需要超过一张纸才能纪录完,那么每一张纸就称为one music seet。

Tian Huang (X)
United States
Local time: 00:04
Native speaker of: Chinese
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Three parts


Explanation:
Each of the guitars would be playing a different 'part'.

A 'score' is when all the different parts are shown together (e.g., a conductor reads from a 'score', so as to be able to see all the individual 'parts').

A 'stave' is simply what you call the five lines on which the notation is displayed. So one part (if it was for a piano for example, when two staves are used) could actually consist of more than one stave.

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Note added at 1 hr (2012-05-23 07:34:47 GMT)
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Reference (example of usage):

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trio_sonata

"A trio sonata is written for two solo melodic instruments and basso continuo, making three parts in all, hence the name trio sonata"

Petula Parris
Taiwan
Local time: 12:04
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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Thank you all very much.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Dariush Robertson
2 hrs

agree  Fang Sheng: 部 in here is short for 声部. We often translate Bach's Three Part Inventions as "三部创意曲", but that is played with one instrument. In that case, a part can also be called a "voice".
6 hrs

agree  ailei (X): If it is guitars, you might also be looking at tablature/tab rather than staff notation
18 hrs
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