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Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

Anstoß

English translation:

attack

Added to glossary by Christine Lam
Sep 7, 2007 20:03
17 yrs ago
German term

Anstoß

German to English Art/Literary Music Trumpet
Aus einem Trumpetenlehrgang:

Damit die Luft den Ton erzeugen kann, muss sie durch die Lippen strömen und diese in Schwingung versetzen. Du kennst diesen Mechanismus vom Buzzing. Beobachte
deine Zunge im Moment des Anstoßes: Sie liegt vor dem Anstoß innen an den Zäh-nen an und schnellt im Moment des Anstoßes („t“) wie ein sich öffnendes Ventil zurück, um der Luft freie Bahn zu verschaffen.
Proposed translations (English)
4 +5 attack
2 additional explanation
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Discussion

Kim Metzger Sep 7, 2007:
Die Zunge hilft dabei mit und steuert – ähnlich einem Ventil – den Beginn (Anstoß) und die Dauer der Töne.
Christine Lam (asker) Sep 7, 2007:
How about something with tonguing? Is this something else?
Christine Lam (asker) Sep 7, 2007:
thanks, unfortunately, I only play the piano and it is not advisable to attack the ivories.....

Proposed translations

+5
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attack

My wife has played the trumpet for 30 years, and as a translator I've had to adapt to sudden attacks while wrestling with complex German sentences.

The F-horn also requires a better & cleaner attack for every note.
Das F-Horn verlangt einen besseren sauberen Anstoss für jeden Ton.

http://www.pizka.de/VPOHorns.htm

A carefully selected Bach mouthpiece can help improve a cornet players embouchure, attack, tonguing and endurance.

http://www.mojomusicdiscount.com/c-49-mouthpieces.aspx
Peer comment(s):
agree Paul Cohen : BullZeye, Kim!
2 mins
I don't even notice the fanfares when I'm dealing with run of the mill texts.
agree Kcda : I will by you a Steinway so that you get accustomed to hitting keyboards with a soft attack angle. This way you would I guess hit the PC keyboard in a gentle, refined manner whilst disagreeing with my answers/I bribe you with A Stradivarius violin! No? :)
51 mins
Kim plays the clarinet.
agree Courtney Sliwinski : Is there no end to your knowledge?
1 hr
Google's knowledge.
agree Jim Tucker (X)
2 hrs
agree Textklick : I thought I'd attack you with 'embouchure'. Woe is me! Find 'attack' here: http://www.asymmetric-mouthpiece.com/ideal.htm
2 hrs
Yes, embouchure is basically how the mouthpiece is held in the lips.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you!"
2 hrs

additional explanation

The word attack is fully correct. Maybe it is a good idea to additionally explain this: It does not matter which instrument is being used. So the context from this respect is irrelevant. The piano, violin, flute, clarinet, guitar etc. Even the human voice itself. Attack is a common word for explaining the "timing" of a note being produced. How and which instrument is being used matters when it comes to the technique of producing the note respectively the sound. So attack changes its tone, not pitch amplitude, tempo etc. If the player of an instrument is gifted they will not glide to other notes without the proper fading after attack of the original. If they do it will sound disharmonious as well as out of timing to the less gifted ear. If the player of the instrument is very bad with playing by notes the attack issue turns more and more into a tempo problem rather than a tone and pitch issue. Same with singers, timing of breath commencement and producing the note and fading according to rules of harmony will be a good step to becoming virtuoso. Provided they have a voice gifted by nature in the first place. Otherwise everyone is anyhow a bathroom singer who sounds good to themselves within the echoing effect of the walls and their own ears.
Peer comment(s):
neutral Textklick : Maybe. I sing in the bath. "Tu pure, o Principessa, nella tua fredda stanza guardi le stelle che tremano d´amore e di speranza! Listen and maybe you me will hear ;-)
17 mins
I do that too but I make sure the window is closed. You never know! I wonder if Pavarotti would find peace where he recently went once I start practicing Italian songs! What you wrote down Italian? Io non parlare Italiano. My Italian is horrible!
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