English translation of "il pose une intention joyeuse pour sa musique" - "he puts himself in a joyful frame of mind for the sake of the music"

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106 months ago

Barbara R. Cochran (a guest user) asked this question:

Language pair:	French > English
Subject:	General
Level of diffculty:	Easy / medium
Word or term in question:	il pose une intention joyeuse pour sa musique
Context:	En concert, si le musicien ou le chanteur doit jouer un air gai, il pose une intention joyeuse pour sa musique, et ses doigts feront le reste.

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106 months ago

wrote:

He exposed himself in a cheerful way for his music

106 months ago

Amanda Haste PhD, DipTrans(IoLET), MCIL, CL wrote:

he puts himself in a joyful frame of mind for the sake of the music

My comment:

Speaking as a musician....
I can't think of a more succinct way of saying this, because it's not so much thinking of the piece as joyful as putting oneself in that frame of mind in order to communicate the mood/feel/emotions implicit in the piece. And then certainly the fingers will do the rest.

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30 years' experience as a professional musician

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106 months ago

martynback wrote:

I agree, though I don't think you need "for the sake of the music". He puts himself in a cheerful frame of mind and his fingers do the rest.

106 months ago

Josephine Cassar wrote:

I agree with martynback and your answer-reference from Art appreciation credit unit at university as part of History of Art course. We learnt that the music player must himself be in that frame of mind in order to transmit the feeling to the audience when he plays the music, and I find it very true.

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