Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

B bemol

English translation:

B flat

Added to glossary by Spanish-English Translator
Mar 26, 2008 17:44
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Spanish term

B bemol

Spanish to English Other Music Articulo periodistico
La estructura se abre y varía hacia un slow tempo, un arpegio en B menor con tónica en B y bajos descendentes en A, G y luego ascendente en A, B bemol y otra vez B.

Proposed translations

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B flat

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agree JPW (X)
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Thank you!
agree Victoria Porter-Burns :
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Thank you, Victoria!
agree Laurel Clausen
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Thank you, Laurel!
agree Shawn Keeney
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Thank you, Shawn!
agree Ximena Novoa
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Thank you, Ximena!
agree Ruth Rubina
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Thank you, Ruth!
agree Onandia Martinez
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Thank you, Onandia!
agree Clayton Causey : This is referring to individual bass notes not the key of the piece or the instruments register in this case. The answer is most definitely B flat. I specialize in this field.
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Thank you, Clayton!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Irina: Muchas gracias por tu respuesta. Saludos desde Buenos Aires. "
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B flat

B Bemol is B flat, which is very common in music, referring to the key of the piece, as well as the key of some instruments.
Peer comment(s):

agree JPW (X) : you're both right!!
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thanks John Paul!
agree Laurel Clausen
18 mins
agree Clayton Causey : This is referring to individual bass notes not the key of the piece or the instruments register in this case. The answer is most definitely B flat. I specialize in this field.
1 day 10 hrs
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B Flat Minor

The opposite is B Flat Major
Peer comment(s):

disagree Jim Tucker (X) : Yours would be si bemol menor"; unless otherwise specified "mayor" is assumed, as in English. A possible source of confusion might be German "moll", which is etymologically related and does mean minor - so "B-moll" in German does mean "B-flat minor"
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disagree Clayton Causey : The major/minor opposition only applies to chords, key signatures, etc. This is referring to individual bass notes and not to anything that would require a major/minor addition. The answer is most definitely B flat. I specialize in this field.
1 day 10 hrs
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1 day 10 hrs

B flat

Sample Translation:

The structure floats around a slow tempo, B minor arpeggio first with the tonic on B then with the bass line descending to A then G afterwhich it ascends to A then B flat and finally back to B.

Note 1: This is an intriguing document indeed! Please, if anyone knows, tell me where in the Hispanophone world do they use this system instead of a fixed-do solfege system.

Note 2: The use of the English adjective "slow" is odd. Italian is music's international language

Note 3: The use of B flat in this context, namely the key of B minor, is incorrect by the strictest definition. It should be A sharp "La sostenido" (or I suppose in this document "A sostenido").

Question: Dear submitter, please indulge me by confirming or denying my suspicions. Was the original document written by a Spanish-speaking musician who performs popular music and lives in the US?

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Note added at 2 days10 hrs (2008-03-29 03:48:41 GMT)
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Se me hace raro que no se use el sistema do-re-mi-fa-sol-la-si en el original.
Note from asker:
Clayton: el articulo fue escrito por un musico argentino, que vive en Argentina y se refiere a musicos mexicanos.
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