Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Harmonie nach Noten
English translation:
Well-scored harmony
Added to glossary by
Ken Cox
Sep 2, 2006 09:51
17 yrs ago
German term
Harmonie nach Noten
German to English
Art/Literary
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Music
This is the title (and also occurs in the text) of a newspaper report of a concert given jointly by a German and a British choir, to celebrate a town twinning anniversary:
> "Halleluja" aus britischen und deutschen Kehlen.
> Schöner könnte eine Städtepartnerschaft kaum
> gefeiert werden als mit Harmonie nach Noten.
Perhaps it's just a failure of my imagination, or perhaps I'm being too ambitious, but the right phrase is eluding me.
How to encapsulate both the idiomatic meaning of "nach Noten", and the musical references, in one short English phrase?
> "Halleluja" aus britischen und deutschen Kehlen.
> Schöner könnte eine Städtepartnerschaft kaum
> gefeiert werden als mit Harmonie nach Noten.
Perhaps it's just a failure of my imagination, or perhaps I'm being too ambitious, but the right phrase is eluding me.
How to encapsulate both the idiomatic meaning of "nach Noten", and the musical references, in one short English phrase?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | Well-scored harmony |
Ken Cox
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| 3 | Perfectly twinned harmony |
Armorel Young
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Proposed translations
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Well-scored harmony
... another option
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Note added at 10 hrs (2006-09-02 20:39:15 GMT)
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or 'nicely scored'
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Note added at 10 hrs (2006-09-02 20:39:15 GMT)
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or 'nicely scored'
3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks both for suggestions which have helped to unblock my thinking!"
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Perfectly twinned harmony
This is probably a case for not being too literal. Perhaps this will start the ball rolling.
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