Layers. Couches sonores. Skikt.
| English | Français | Norsk | Definition |
| Layer | Couche | Skikt | Layers are successive (and compound) simultaneous units |
| Layer-elements | Éléments de couche | Skiktelementer | |
| Foreground | Premier Plan | Forgrunn | |
| Middleground | Plan mitoyen | Mellomgrunn | |
| Background | Arrière-plan | Bakgrunn | |
| Intensity of Profile | Intensité du profil | profilintensitet |
Width of Layers
| English | Français | Norsk | Definition |
| Width of Layers | Ampleur des couches | Skiktbredde | One melody line gives a narrow layer; a chordal setting of big ambitus gives a wide layer |
| Narrow | Étroit | Smalt | |
| Thick | Épais | Tykt | |
| Wide | Large | Bredt | |
| Ample | Ample | Vidt |
Articulation of Layers
| English | Français | Norsk | Definition |
| Articulation of Layers | Articulation des Couches | Skiktartikulasjon | The profile intensity of a layer element can be stable or changing, or come and go interrupted by breaks. |
| Continuous | Continue | Kontinuerlig | |
| Alternating | En alternance | Varierende | |
| Discontinuous | Discontinue | Brutt |
Layer Interrelation
| English | Français | Norsk | Definition |
| Layer Interrelation | Coordination des couches | Skiktsamordning | The contents of various layers may be synchronized or independent, or in interaction |
| Horizontal interrelation | Coordination horizontal | Horisontal skiktsamordning | Synchrony |
| Vertical interrelation | coordination vertical | Vertikal skiktsamordning | Independence |
| Diagonal interrelation | Coordination diagonal | Diagonal skiktsamordning | Imitation or similar |
| Neutral interrelation | Coordination indéfinie | Nøytral skiktsamordning | Unspecified |
Placement in Register
| English | Français | Norsk | Definition |
| Placement in Register | Placement en registre | Registerplassering | The registers correspond roughly to the seven octaves of a piano |
| Extreme treble | Très aigu | meget høy diskant | |
| High treble | Aigu | høy diskant | |
| Treble | Mezzo aigu | diskant | |
| High medium | Medium aigu/Diapason | høyt midtleie | |
| Low medium | Mezzo grave | lavt | |
| Deep | Grave | dypt | |
| Profound | Très grave | meget dypt |
| Extreme treble | 7 |
| High treble | 6 |
| Treble | 5 |
| High medium | 4 |
| Low medium | 3 |
| Deep | 2 |
| Profound | 1 |
Placement of Reference
| English | Français | Norsk | Definition |
| Placement of reference | Placement de referance | Referanseplassering | Layer placement of elements based on regular pulses, drones and tonal harmonies, ostinatos, riffs etc. |
Entry and Exit Mode
| English | Français | Norsk | Definition |
| Entry and Exit mode | Modes d’entrée et sortie | Inntoning/uttoning | The manner in which a layer enters or exits |
| Neutral | Neutre | Nøytral | |
| a) Fading | Disparaissant | Gradvis uttonet | |
| b) Emerging/merging | Émergeant/ Immergeant | Fremvoksende/sammensmeltende | |
| Cut | Coupé | Avklippet | |
| Disjoint | Interrompu | Avbrutt |
Modes of Continuation
