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A sheet of music or book that arranges all the parts of a musical work for an orchestra or ensemble one below another. The conductor reads from the score in order to keep track of the entire piece.
Der Komponist arbeitete monatelang an der komplexen Partitur seiner neuen Oper.
The composer worked for months on the complex score of his new opera.
'Partitur' (score) is a technical term from music. It refers to the complete musical notation for an orchestra or ensemble, not just the music for a single instrument.
Der Dirigent braucht die Partitur, um alle Instrumentengruppen zu koordinieren.
The conductor needs the score to coordinate all the instrument groups.
Typical verbs used with 'Partitur' (score) are 'eine Partitur lesen' (to read a score), 'eine Partitur schreiben' (to write a score), or 'eine Partitur studieren' (to study a score). Conductors work intensively with scores.
Die junge Komponistin hat die Partitur für ein ganzes Orchester geschrieben.
The young composer wrote the score for an entire orchestra.
The preposition 'nach' is often used to express that musicians or conductors follow the score. The expression is then 'nach Partitur spielen' (to play according to the score) or 'nach Partitur dirigieren' (to conduct according to the score).
Das Orchester spielte das Stück exakt nach Partitur.
The orchestra played the piece exactly according to the score.
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“Die Musik” can generally refer to the sheet music for a piece. “Die Partitur” is more specific: it contains the parts of the entire work arranged one below another and gives, for example, a conductor a complete overview.
Vor der Probe prüft die Dirigentin alle Stimmen in der Partitur.
Before the rehearsal, the conductor checks all the parts in the score.
Vor der Probe verteilt die Lehrerin die Musik an alle Beteiligten.
Before the rehearsal, the teacher distributes the sheet music to everyone involved.
