based on

English translation: "based on" is unnecessary to your sentence

08:25 Jun 25, 2009
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Art/Literary - Music
English term or phrase: based on
Sancocho ’E Mapale by D Marulanda
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Instrumental interlude
Total of 16 bars. The first eight bars with predominance of melodic instruments elaborating on the motives of the voice and ending each phrase with prominent syncopation. The second eight bars are exclusively ***based on*** apparent percussion improvisation.
Ana Juliá
Spain
Local time: 18:56
Selected answer:"based on" is unnecessary to your sentence
Explanation:
Basically, the author is saying, "Apparently, the second eight bars are percussion improvisation only."
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Deborah Workman
United States
Local time: 13:56
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5based on
James Girard
5"based on" is unnecessary to your sentence
Deborah Workman
3 +1based on
Yasutomo Kanazawa


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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
based on


Explanation:
'based on' is fine. I'd write the entire paragraph as follows:

Instrumental interlude
Total of 16 bars. The first eight bars are predominantly melodic instruments elaborating on the motives of the voice, ending each phrase with prominent syncopation. The second eight bars are exclusively based on improvisational percussion.

James Girard
Germany
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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
based on


Explanation:
I think the second eight bars are improvised percussion (such as drums, tambourines, congas), like in jazz, where the players play their instruments independently. For example, starting with an ensemble, then the piano solo, bass solo, drum solo, etc. except that the music is based only on percussion instruments.

Yasutomo Kanazawa
Japan
Local time: 02:56
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese

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agree  Alexandra Taggart: the first set is purely soly and the second - are mainly built of percussion instruments which create an environment for solo
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  -> Thank you Alexandra for your comment.
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16 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
"based on" is unnecessary to your sentence


Explanation:
Basically, the author is saying, "Apparently, the second eight bars are percussion improvisation only."

Deborah Workman
United States
Local time: 13:56
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
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