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Topic: Transcription ??  (Read 1360 times)

Offline nyonyo

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Transcription ??
on: February 25, 2008, 03:15:28 AM
Does a transcription need to have exactly the same number of measures or it is common to reduce the number of measures (shorten) too? Please advise.
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Offline thierry13

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Re: Transcription ??
Reply #1 on: February 25, 2008, 03:43:22 AM
A transcription can become a paraphrase if you modify it too much. But yes I guess you can shorten it a bit. It's just a less fidel transcription.
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