rescore
verb[T]
(alsore-score)uk/ˌriːˈskɔːr/usmusicspecialized
tochangeapieceofmusicso it issuitableforparticularinstrumentsorvoices:
He rescored the secondtrio,replacingtheviolinswithoboes.
Thework, which wasoriginallywritten for threeaccordions, has been re-scored forstrings.
US
tocheckorchangethe way in whichpointshave been given in anexaminationortest:
Non-teacherscorerswill rescore one out of every ten of theessaystocheckforconsistency.
After theinvestigation, the state'stestingcompanyagreedwith thedecisionto re-score theexam.
- Firstperformedin achamberversion, themasswaseventuallyrescored for afullorchestra.
- Somestudentspaidto havetheirtestsrescored byhand.
- Thetestneedsto be rescored because onesectionwasconsideredraciallyinsensitive.
Writing, reading & studying music
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- setting
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- sight-read
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- sol-fa
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