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‖ Urtext|ˈuːrtɛkst| Also urtext. [Ger., f. ur- ur- + text text n.1] An original text; the earliest version. Also attrib. or as adj.
1932Times Lit. Suppl. 14 July 511/3 In these volumes..we have the nearest thing possible in Chopin's case to an Urtext. 1959Cambr. Rev. 6 June 598/2 Authoritative editions allegedly based on urtexts. 1963S. Weintraub Private Shaw & Public Shaw iv. 119 The earlier version still retains advocates, because of its more complete, ur-text quality, and the comfortable feeling that no Procrustean games were played with its vocabulary and sentence structure. 1974Early Music Oct. 259/1 The edition is urtext, with prefatory staves, showing the original clefs and signatures. 1982Times 2 Apr. 14/2 An urtext edition of the 21 Schubert piano sonatas. 1983London Rev. Bks 7–20 July 21/4 Elaborate versions often point back to the gospel of Mark as a kind of cryptic Urtext. |