urtext
(redirected from urtexte)ur·text
(ûr′tĕkst′, o͞or′-)n.
The original text, as of a musical score or a literary work.
[German : ur-, original; see Ursprache + Text, text (from Middle High German, from Late Latin textus); see text.]
Urtext
(ˈuːrtɛkst)n
1. (Linguistics) the earliest form of a text as established by linguistic scholars as a basis for variants in later texts still in existence
2. (Music, other) an edition of a musical score showing the composer's intentions without later editorial interpolation
[from ur- original + text]
ur•text
(ˈʊərˌtɛkst, ˈɜr-)n. (sometimes cap.)
the original form of a text, esp. of a musical composition.
[1950–55]