Chapter 7 – Layers

Layers. Couches sonores. Skikt.

EnglishFrançaisNorskDefinition
LayerCoucheSkiktLayers are successive (and compound) simultaneous units
Layer-elementsÉléments de coucheSkiktelementer
ForegroundPremier PlanForgrunn
MiddlegroundPlan mitoyenMellomgrunn
BackgroundArrière-planBakgrunn
Intensity of ProfileIntensité du profilprofilintensitet

Width of Layers

EnglishFrançaisNorskDefinition
Width of LayersAmpleur des couchesSkiktbreddeOne melody line gives a narrow layer; a chordal setting of big ambitus gives a wide layer
NarrowÉtroitSmalt
ThickÉpaisTykt
WideLargeBredt
AmpleAmpleVidt

Articulation of Layers

EnglishFrançaisNorskDefinition
Articulation of LayersArticulation des CouchesSkiktartikulasjonThe profile intensity of a layer element can be stable or changing, or come and go interrupted by breaks.
ContinuousContinueKontinuerlig
AlternatingEn alternanceVarierende
DiscontinuousDiscontinueBrutt

Layer Interrelation

EnglishFrançaisNorskDefinition
Layer InterrelationCoordination des couchesSkiktsamordningThe contents of various layers may be synchronized or independent, or in interaction
Horizontal interrelationCoordination horizontalHorisontal skiktsamordningSynchrony
Vertical interrelationcoordination verticalVertikal skiktsamordningIndependence
Diagonal interrelationCoordination diagonalDiagonal skiktsamordningImitation or similar
Neutral interrelationCoordination indéfinieNøytral skiktsamordningUnspecified

Placement in Register

EnglishFrançaisNorskDefinition
Placement in RegisterPlacement en registreRegisterplasseringThe registers correspond roughly to the seven octaves of a piano
Extreme trebleTrès aigumeget høy diskant
High trebleAiguhøy diskant
TrebleMezzo aigudiskant
High mediumMedium aigu/Diapasonhøyt midtleie
Low mediumMezzo gravelavt
DeepGravedypt
ProfoundTrès gravemeget dypt
Extreme treble7
High treble6
Treble5
High medium4
Low medium3
Deep2
Profound1

Placement of Reference

EnglishFrançaisNorskDefinition
Placement of referencePlacement de referanceReferanseplasseringLayer placement of elements based on regular pulses, drones and tonal harmonies, ostinatos, riffs etc.

Entry and Exit Mode

EnglishFrançaisNorskDefinition
Entry and Exit modeModes d’entrée et sortieInntoning/uttoningThe manner in which a layer enters or exits
NeutralNeutreNøytral
a) FadingDisparaissantGradvis uttonet
b) Emerging/mergingÉmergeant/ ImmergeantFremvoksende/sammensmeltende
CutCoupéAvklippet
DisjointInterrompuAvbrutt

Modes of Continuation