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utwór użytkowy

English translation: functional piece(s)/music

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Polish term or phrase:utwór użytkowy
English translation:functional piece(s)/music
Entered by: Luke Evans

20:11 Jan 27, 2013
Polish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Music / fishing
Polish term or phrase: utwór użytkowy
"Piosenki dla dzieci (imię nazwisko) były zaliczane do przez samego kompozytora do kręgu utworów użytkowych, których wiele powstało w powojennym dziesięcioleciu."

celem wyjaśnienia: kompozytor traktował te piosenki jako cos obocznego w jego pracy, dawały mu poczucie służby narodowi w duchu socjalizmu,

Dziękuję za pomoc!
Aoha
Local time: 16:03
functional piece(s)/music
Explanation:
See 'Postwar years':

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witold_Lutosławski#Postwar_year...

"To provide for his family, he also composed music that he termed functional, such as the Warsaw Suite (written to accompany a silent film depicting the city's reconstruction), sets of Polish Carols, and the study pieces for piano, Melodie Ludowe ("Folk Melodies")."

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Note added at 1 day2 hrs (2013-01-28 22:38:25 GMT) Post-grading
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Let's just say a little bird told me ;)
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Luke Evans
Poland
Local time: 16:03
Grading comment
Cheers! Btw. did you know it was about Lutoslawski? thanks for confirming my deep suspicions!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4functional piece(s)/music
Luke Evans
3utility music
Aelf


  

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
utility music


Explanation:
Ew.: utility music piece
W miarę pasujące...

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Note added at 1 hr (2013-01-27 21:35:56 GMT)
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Może też
specific purspose music/songs


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gebrauchsmusik
Aelf
Poland
Local time: 16:03
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
Notes to answerer
Asker: thanks a lot for trying to help, the other answer just fitted better!

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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
functional piece(s)/music


Explanation:
See 'Postwar years':

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witold_Lutosławski#Postwar_year...

"To provide for his family, he also composed music that he termed functional, such as the Warsaw Suite (written to accompany a silent film depicting the city's reconstruction), sets of Polish Carols, and the study pieces for piano, Melodie Ludowe ("Folk Melodies")."

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Note added at 1 day2 hrs (2013-01-28 22:38:25 GMT) Post-grading
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Let's just say a little bird told me ;)

Luke Evans
Poland
Local time: 16:03
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Cheers! Btw. did you know it was about Lutoslawski? thanks for confirming my deep suspicions!
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