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striking

English translation: impressive

14:33 Apr 15, 2009
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Music
English term or phrase: striking
Arrival of the Queen of Sheba (from the oratorio Solomon) by G F Handel

Musical elements
4/4 metre.
Strings, continuo, 2 oboes.
***Striking*** descending bass line in the recurrent ritornello.
Extended use of sequence

What is the sense here?
Ana Juliá
Spain
Local time: 02:45
Selected answer:impressive
Explanation:
I think that it means the obvious: an impressive bass line.

In Baroque music, it was usually the soprano line (the melody) that was emphasized, while the bass line defined the harmony.

In this case, it seems that the bass line was beautiful in itself (it didn't just serve as the foundation of the harmony.)

http://www.classic-harmony.com/4PartHarmony.htm
http://www.faqs.org/theories/Fe-Fo/Figured-Bass-Harmony.html
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d_vachliot (X)
Local time: 03:45
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SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
4impressive
d_vachliot (X)
3distinct clear (and beautiful)
Shai Navé
2staccato
Lirka


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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
staccato


Explanation:
A guess, but see if it fits.

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

Lirka
Austria
Local time: 02:45
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Jim Tucker (X): If the author uses the four-dollar "ritornello," why wouldn't (s)he use (or expect the reader to know) the two-dollar "staccato"?
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
distinct clear (and beautiful)


Explanation:
I think that it means the the bass line is pronounce, clear, and beautiful

Shai Navé
Israel
Local time: 03:45
Native speaker of: Native in HebrewHebrew, Native in EnglishEnglish
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16 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
impressive


Explanation:
I think that it means the obvious: an impressive bass line.

In Baroque music, it was usually the soprano line (the melody) that was emphasized, while the bass line defined the harmony.

In this case, it seems that the bass line was beautiful in itself (it didn't just serve as the foundation of the harmony.)

http://www.classic-harmony.com/4PartHarmony.htm
http://www.faqs.org/theories/Fe-Fo/Figured-Bass-Harmony.html

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