transposition

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle French transposition, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Medieval Latin transpositio

Noun

transposition (countable and uncountable, plural transpositions)

1. The act or process of transposing or interchanging.
2. (music) A shift of a piece of music to a different musical key by adjusting all the notes of the work equally either up or down in pitch.
3. (chess) A sequence of moves resulting in a position that may also be reached by another, more common sequence.
4. (European Union) A incorporation of the provisions of a European Union directive into a Member State's domestic law.

Derived terms

• transpositional

Related terms

• transpose

Translations

shift of a piece of music to a different musical key

• Czech: transpozice f
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Finnish: transponointi (fi)

incorporation of the EU directive into domestic law

• Czech: transpozice f, provedení (cs) m, provedení ve vnitrostátním právu
• French: transposition (fr), transposition en droit interne, transposition en droit national
• German: Umsetzung in innerstaatliches Recht

Verb

transposition (third-person singular simple present transpositions, present participle transpositioning, simple past and past participle transpositioned)

1. To transpose
2. (psychiatry) To take on the role of another person

See also

• twelve tone technique
• serialism

References

• DeLone et. al. (Eds.) (1975). Aspects of Twentieth-Century Music. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall. →ISBN, Ch. 6.

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French

Etymology

From transposer

Pronunciation

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Noun

transposition f (plural transpositions)

1. transposition