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to revoice

to revoice

7.5
Change which parts or instruments play the notes in a chord to make a different sound
  • verb
  • /riːˈvɔɪs/
  • Specialized
translation icon : rearmonizar
  • To achieve a fuller sound, she chose to revoice the piece by assigning different notes to various sections of the orchestra.

Examples

  • The composer decided to revoice the chords for a richer sound using different instruments.

  • In the rehearsal, the conductor showed how to revoice the melody for the choir's harmony.

  • Students may be cued to listen closely to peers’ responses, to strive to understand, to revoice a response, to be ready to ask questions, or to evaluate what the speaker is saying.

    Academic text (2015)

Synonyms

to arrange
vsto revoice
26 4.6

To change a song or other work so it can be performed in a new way

is narrower, shifting notes between parts not broad adaptation
to remix
vsto revoice
6 3.7

To create a new version of a song or other work by changing its parts

keeps original notes but moves them between voices or instruments
to reorchestrate
vsto revoice
  • Specialized
1 8.0

To arrange a piece of music again for different instruments

concentrates on redistributing notes among existing parts rather than rescoring
to retranscribe
vsto revoice
  • Specialized
7.5

To change a piece of music so different instruments can play it

focuses on moving notes between parts rather than making a full new transcription

How Revoiced

to reharmonize
  • Specialized
8.8
to revoice
  • Specialized
7.5
to rearrange
48 2.1

Surface Forms

revoice infinitive
revoiced past
revoiced past participle
revoicing present participle
revoices third person singular

Morphology

revoice = voice (transparent) = re + voice

Once the musical verb 'voice' is known, adding 're-' straightforwardly gives the meaning 'voice again or differently'.

Etymology

Revoice comes from the prefix re- ('again') and voice ('sound' or 'part'), like the different voices in a choir. So, to revoice a chord is to give the notes to different parts or instruments 'again', changing the sound or balance.