Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

"d-as" "des-as"

English translation:

1. d–a flat; 2. d flat –e flat (if you meant "des-es")

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Mar 28, 2013 11:00
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German term

"d-as" "des-as"

German to English Art/Literary Music Chord names
It's about twelve tone technique, I am finding it tricky to find english phrasings for "d-as" and "des-es"

die zur verminderten Quint d-as in bestimmten Intervallverhältnissen stehen, in der anderen Hälfte bewegen sich zwei kleine Terzen in Halbtönen, die wieder zu der großen Sekund des-es in bestimmten Intervallverhältnissen stehen.

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1. d–a flat; 2. d flat –e flat (if you meant "des-es")

two musical intervals: diminished fifth and major second
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agree Antje Harder : Absolutely right :-)
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agree NGK
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agree Horst Huber (X)
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agree Tom Tyson
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agree David Kosviner
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