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how to write in classical Latin: "beginning of the act" and "ending of the act"?

 
 
Reply Sun 15 Sep, 2013 01:04 pm
hi

please help to translate

it is for titles of music pieces for theater

how to write in classical Latin:

1 "beginning of the act"
2 "ending of the act"

and also just

3 "act. beginning"
4 "act. ending"

I doubt that my translation is correct and conforms to the accepted expression

"principium actus" and "desinentia actum"

"actus. principio" and "actus. terminatione"
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George
 
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Reply Mon 16 Sep, 2013 04:34 pm
@viktro800,
By "act" do you mean an action or a division of a play?
viktro800
 
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Reply Mon 16 Sep, 2013 05:30 pm
@George,
in this case "beginning of the act" means the opening music intro at the beginning of action and the "ending of the act" means music that sounds at the end of this action. several actions and each begins and ends with these two musical motifs. two music motifs divide the play on parts "acts" and the actions every time is between these two musical motifs beginning and ending, which is repeated for each beginning and ending of each new action "act". yes it can be called a division of play but at the same time it is the entry and completion of each action of play

after some research I have here a few options with the translation, it would be useful to hear your opinion

exordium actus - beginning of the act
initium actus - beginning of the act
incipit actus - the act begins
explicit actus - the act ends
finis actus - end of the act
George
 
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Reply Mon 16 Sep, 2013 07:18 pm
@viktro800,
I would pair
initium actus . . . exitus actus
-or-
principium actus . . . finis actus
viktro800
 
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Reply Tue 17 Sep, 2013 04:08 am
@George,
thank you!

can you give me a direct translation to understand the difference between these versions:

exitus actus - ...
principium actus - ...
George
 
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Reply Fri 20 Sep, 2013 03:59 pm
@viktro800,
Exitus and initium are derived from the words for going in and going out,
rather appropriate fro a play.

Principium and finis are often paired, most famously in the Apocalyse.
Ego sum Alpha et Omega principium et finis
I am the Alpha and Omega, the beginning and end
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