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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' and 'die Partitur' can both be connected with the written music for a piece. In this meaning, 'Musik' generally refers to the sheet music that someone needs in order to play. 'Partitur' is more precise: it shows all the parts of a work together, for example for an orchestra or ensemble. Learners may confuse the words because both can be on paper. For individual sheets of music or the materials in general, people often say 'die Musik'. If the conductor or someone else needs an overview of all the parts, 'Partitur' is the precise word.
Im Proberaum liegt die Partitur auf dem Pult des Dirigenten.
In the rehearsal room, the score is on the conductor's stand.
Nach dem Gespräch legt sie die Musik für die Probe auf den Tisch.
After the conversation, she puts the sheet music for the rehearsal on the table.