Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
mossa
English translation:
restless, turbulent
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Aug 11, 2012 09:47
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mossa
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"Olivier Class ne ha descritto la scrittura mossa e frammentata, l’accumulo di gesti concisi e incompiuti, il virtuosismo esacerbato – tipico di Bertrand."
How would you translate 'mossa' here? It's somewhat clear whqt he means here, but no good English equivalent comes to mind. Un mare mosso would be a stormy, or choppy, or tempestuous sea, but a writing that's 'mossa'...? None really seem to work, except tempestuous but that seems too strong a translation.
Thanks for any help
Peter
How would you translate 'mossa' here? It's somewhat clear whqt he means here, but no good English equivalent comes to mind. Un mare mosso would be a stormy, or choppy, or tempestuous sea, but a writing that's 'mossa'...? None really seem to work, except tempestuous but that seems too strong a translation.
Thanks for any help
Peter
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +1 | restless, turbulent |
Oliver Lawrence
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| 3 | fast |
Giles Watson
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Proposed translations
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Oliver Lawrence
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restless, turbulent
Perhaps this might work. Presumably the 'scrittura' referred to is music, not text.
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fast
"Mosso" is a standard score instruction, often used to indicate a section that should be played at a faster (più mosso) or slower (meno mosso) tempo.
If your piece was written by a musician or critic, the chances are that "mossa e frammentata" means something like "fast and jerky".
FWIW
If your piece was written by a musician or critic, the chances are that "mossa e frammentata" means something like "fast and jerky".
FWIW
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