it’s in the three/four, sort of six/eight time

Portuguese translation: no compasso ternário, quase que composto

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English term or phrase:it’s in the three/four, sort of six/eight time
Portuguese translation:no compasso ternário, quase que composto

08:39 Sep 30, 2009
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English term or phrase: it’s in the three/four, sort of six/eight time
Context:
"She was his idol, and so he wrote it, really, with her in mind. I wonder if she’s ever sung it? Maybe she will.
It’s quite unusual like several of our songs, it’s in the three/four, sort of six/eight time."
ramoshelena
Local time: 06:31
no compasso ternário, quase que composto
Explanation:
está falando do compasso da música, só nao tenho muita certeza de como se chama o compasso 6/8, mas penso ser compasso composto
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Stephen Kramer
Brazil
Local time: 02:31
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Muito obrigada, Stephen!
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Summary of answers provided
5é um compasso entre ternário e binário composto
lcfilipe (X)
4no compasso ternário, quase que composto
Stephen Kramer
3 -1Era a terceira/quarta, ou mesmo sexta/oitava vez
ElisabeteCoelho


  

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Era a terceira/quarta, ou mesmo sexta/oitava vez


Explanation:
Penso eu de que se trata do numero de vezes

ElisabeteCoelho
Local time: 06:31
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Native speaker of: Portuguese
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Asker: Muito obrigada, Elisabete!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Stephen Kramer: Está falando do compasso da música
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no compasso ternário, quase que composto


Explanation:
está falando do compasso da música, só nao tenho muita certeza de como se chama o compasso 6/8, mas penso ser compasso composto
http://forum.cifraclub.terra.com.br/forum/9/169548/

Stephen Kramer
Brazil
Local time: 02:31
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Muito obrigada, Stephen!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  delveneto
3 hrs
  -> Thanks, Andy.

disagree  lcfilipe (X): a frase proposta não faz sentido musicalmente; um compasso "quase composto" não existe, e um compasso 6/8 não é ternário
9 days
  -> Tudo bem, só que esta mesma ambuiguidade está no original. Via de regra, ou é um, ou é outro. Não "sort of" entre um e outro.
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é um compasso entre ternário e binário composto


Explanation:
Three/four (3/4) designa-se em português por compasso ternário, six/eight (6/8) por binário composto. Como ambos têm a duração de seis colcheias, é muito frequente haver peças em que o compasso não está completamente claro, mas vai alternando entre as duas alternativas. Imagino que a frase se refira a uma peça assim.

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