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Voice or part. In German scores, refers to individual instrumental or vocal parts. Oberstimme = upper voice; Unterstimme = lower voice.
Stimme appears on German-language parts and scores. Erste Stimme = first part. Zweite Stimme = second part. Understanding this helps when reading German editions of orchestral parts.
On a German orchestral part: "Violine, Erste Stimme" = Violin, First Part.
Stimme is one of 228 terms in the Gradus musical dictionary, where every definition is written around how composers actually use the word.
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