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"d-as" "des-as"

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

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German term or phrase:"d-as" "des-as"
English translation:1. d–a flat; 2. d flat –e flat (if you meant "des-es")

11:00 Mar 28, 2013
    The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2013-03-31 12:54:08 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)


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Art/Literary - Music / Chord names
German term or phrase: "d-as" "des-as"
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.
Joseph Gudgeon
Germany
Local time: 06:46
1. d–a flat; 2. d flat –e flat (if you meant "des-es")
Explanation:
two musical intervals: diminished fifth and major second
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Richard George Elliott
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:46
Grading comment
Many thanks, yes des-es is correct.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +51. d–a flat; 2. d flat –e flat (if you meant "des-es")
Richard George Elliott


  

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48 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
1. d–a flat; 2. d flat –e flat (if you meant "des-es")


Explanation:
two musical intervals: diminished fifth and major second

Richard George Elliott
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:46
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Many thanks, yes des-es is correct.

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agree  Antje Harder: Absolutely right :-)
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