transposition
- noun
- /ˌtrænspəˈzɪʃən/
- Specialized
- The composer used transposition to shift the entire piece from C major to D major, making it easier for the singers.
Examples
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However, computers have made the task of transposition as simple as pushing a button.
Academic text (1997) -
In most schools, however, the sheet music for bands consists mostly of transpositions of folk songs, marches, or patriotic songs arranged for instruments performing in unison.
Academic text (1997) -
Synthesizers, combined with computer music printing software, allow for immediate notation and easy transposition.
Academic text (1997) -
Exercises involving isolated key signatures and intervals will likely not yield the meaningful learning that can occur when working with tunes and transposition.
Academic text (2014) -
The electronic synthesizer was the first innovation to loosen the stranglehold of notation by enabling automatic transposition.
Academic text (1997) -
Be prepared to execute simple transpositions, perform proficiently on an instrument, play the piano, and sight-read new music during music lessons and rehearsals.
Academic text (2004) -
The fundamentals course should cover intervals, chords, scales, rhythm, meter, melody, transposition, musical terms, and melodic and rhythmic dictation.
Academic text (1993) -
During a music lesson, the teacher explained the concept of transposition and demonstrated how to play the same melody in different keys.
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Learning transposition can help musicians adapt songs for different instruments without losing their original melody.
Compounds
How Far
- Specialized
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Transposition comes from trans- 'across' and position 'place', so it means moving notes to a new place, and in music a transposition shifts all the notes up or down to change the key so a piece fits a singer or instrument.