Re: GDP: What term do you use?

[Ian Hulin]

Hi Kurt,
The only other term I've heard is "octavization", which is as 
ugly-sounding as "octavation".  I prefer "octave transposition", which 
describes exactly what is going on in your piece.
Cheers,
Ian Hulin

Kurt Kroon wrote:
> I'm working on the Glossary for the GDP, and I'm stuck -- so, I'm canvassing
> the list.  Here's the scenario:
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>     You've written a composition with a passage that needs to be played in a
> different octave.  When you describe it (this passage) to another musician,
> what term do you use?  And do you use the same term or a different one for
> the actual _process of writing_ the passage in a different octave (if you
> even bother to name the process)?
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> Since this will go into the glossary, please respond with the preferred term
> in any of these languages:
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> Danish
> Dutch
> English
> Finnish
> French
> German
> Italian
> Spanish
> Swedish
>
> Thanks!
> Kurtis
>
> PS: Internally, LilyPond calls this "octavation" ... which I only included
> because I couldn't think of a better term.
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