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Musical Transliteration is a compositional technique whereby a series of notes are generated in direct correlation with a corresponding text. The resulting row of notes is then the basis for composing melody just as a Twelve-tone row is used as a basis for an atonal composition. If the row is used in the exact sequence it has been generated by the text then it is called a 'Linear Transliteration'.

The name 'musical transliteration' has been coined by Australian composer Matthew Dahlitz (ref needed) and utilised in some of his orchestral transliterations of ancient Hebrew texts (ref needed).

Musical Transliteration Method

Example of a linear Transliteration Step-By-Step

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