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構えの大きい主要主題

English translation: A majestic theme

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Japanese term or phrase:構えの大きい主要主題
English translation:A majestic theme
Entered by: Marc Adler

06:07 Mar 6, 2006
Japanese to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Music
Japanese term or phrase: 構えの大きい主要主題
The whole sentence is

典雅にして構えの大きい主要主題と、テンポを速めて提示される律動的な副主題を用いた自由なソナタ形式の作品に、ロマンティックな様式感覚を踏まえたカデンツァが実に要領よくあしらわれている。
casey
United States
Local time: 20:53
A majestic theme
Explanation:
"The cadenza is handled masterfully, incorporating a formal romantic mood into a free sonata form that combines an elegant yet majestic main theme with a rhythmic secondary theme presented at a faster tempo."
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Marc Adler
Local time: 19:53
Grading comment
Majestic. Now there's a good word for classical music.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3A majestic theme
Marc Adler
1a key theme with attitude
KathyT
1main theme of musical composition/structure(Sonata form)
V N Ganesh


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5
a key theme with attitude


Explanation:
I'm sure there are probably several different ways to express this.
For 構えの大きい you could say something like "with attitude", "with guts (gutsy)"
As for 主要主題, something along the lines of "key theme", "main topic", etc. Given that your context is music, I went for 'theme,' but others may have better suggestions.

KathyT
Australia
Local time: 10:53
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks for your help, as always, Kathy.

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27 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
A majestic theme


Explanation:
"The cadenza is handled masterfully, incorporating a formal romantic mood into a free sonata form that combines an elegant yet majestic main theme with a rhythmic secondary theme presented at a faster tempo."

Marc Adler
Local time: 19:53
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Majestic. Now there's a good word for classical music.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  KathyT: VERY Nice! (-: // No, in hindsight, I don't think 'gutsy' would be a suitable choice at all!!! Maybe if they were talking about "It's hard out here for a pimp!" (tonight's Oscars) (-:
6 mins
  -> Thanks. I don't know when I last heard a theme in a classical piece called "gutsy" but I definitely like it! Still, what the translator likes and what the client expects are often two very different things...
agree  V N Ganesh
1 hr
  -> Thanks.
agree  Minoru Kuwahara: possibly close to what the author says; more simply, maybe "dynamic"... -
4 hrs
  -> That's true, and interesting because it proves how context-dependent a lot of Japanese words are. We'd really need to see the whole text to make an accurate (although still probably subjective) judgment, but I'm sure the asker will translate accordingly.
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5
main theme of musical composition/structure(Sonata form)


Explanation:
Sonata form was applied to solo sonatas, chamber music, symphonies, and concertos. Musical compositions of this time contained three or four movements, ...




    library.thinkquest.org/ 15413/history/history-cla-inst.htm - 12k
V N Ganesh
Local time: 06:23
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
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