What is the term for a "musical break" in Spanish

Question

I frequently transcribe Salsa and other latin music for my own band and for others. Many of my clients are Spanish speaking, so I mark the score in Spanish. In marking the score, I have frequently used the word "interludio" to describe a (usually) short section beween longer sections of the composition. There are occasions when I would like to differentiate between an "interlude" and a "musical break". I'm not sure that "pausa" is the correct term, because that seems to indicate that the instruments stop playing, whereas a musical break often constitutes a section of phrases punctuated by the instruments.

Frequentamente, yo saco arreglos de la salsa y otra musica latina para mi propio banda o para clientes. Muchos de mi clientes hablan español. Por eso, yo uso español para notar las partituras. A veces yo quiero diferenciar entre un "interlude" y un "musical break". Yo no sé si la palabra "pausa" es el termino justo, porque a mí ésa palabra significa que los músicos paran sus toque, mientras que un "musical break" se constituye un sección con frases musicales roto por el toque de los instrumentos.

Answer 1

Wil_Ibanez said:

Hi, I have read many music scores and I never found the expression "musical break", which actually sounds more like a pause, you know, the musicians stop playing their instruments and the dj plays some cd, that is a "musica break" for me.I would like you to give a little more explanation for us, the term is not familiar to me, I wrote some scores for my bands and I only used the term "interlude" when writing a short instrumental section in some part of the song.

I believe that interludes can fall into several categories that are more descriptive than the plain term itself, but still connotating some kind of interlude. The term "pyramid" falls into that category at times. Also a "drum break" is a sort of interlude at times - for example when the drummer plays a short (say 4-bar) solo between sections.

Answer 2

Hi, I have read many music scores and I never found the expression "musical break", which actually sounds more like a pause, you know, the musicians stop playing their instruments and the dj plays some cd, that is a "musica break" for me.
I would like you to give a little more explanation for us, the term is not familiar to me, I wrote some scores for my bands and I only used the term "interlude" when writing a short instrumental section in some part of the song.

Answer 3

I am going to call a musician to this thread!

Answer 4

Your Spanish is obviously quite good; "pausa" sounds like a reasonable interpretation to me, anyway. The only thing I might suggest is that if the music continues while something else (a narration') continues, you could say: "pausa de la música."