paraphrase
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Paraphrase: A restatement, usually for clarity, of a written or spoken text.
From Textbooks • Dec. 21, 2021
Especially so on the two-piano world premiere of “Concert Paraphrase on ‘Powder Her Face,’ ” where the composer and Gerstein take the dynamic duo thing to a very literal and beautiful place.
From Washington Post • Jul. 29, 2020
Its full title is “On the Shores of Havana, Far Away. A Paraphrase to the Melody of the Famous Song “On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away.”
From Washington Times • Oct. 20, 2014
This was noticeable in works by Liszt, including “Un Sospiro” from the Three Concert Études and the “Rigoletto” Concert Paraphrase, both marred by stilted phrasing, as was the rendition of Beethoven’s “Tempest” Sonata.
From New York Times • Nov. 13, 2011
Shuttleworth's Paraphrase of the first place cited, p. 394.
From Inspiration and Interpretation Seven Sermons Preached Before the University of Oxford by Burgon, John William
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