à deux – Definition in music

Definition of the French term à deux in music:

for two, in two, on two
two together (two performers play or sing the same part in unison)
divided in two (a group of performers written in the same staff divide into two parts instead of continuing in unison)

Language

French

Abbreviation

à 2

Alt. abbreviation

à2

French musical terms that include à deux:

à deux claviers – for two manuals
à deux cordes – on two strings...
à deux flûtes – for two flutes
à deux huit – in 2/8 time
à deux mains – for two hands
à deux octaves – in two octaves
à deux parties – in two parts
à deux pianos – for two pianos
à deux quatre – in 2/4 time
à deux temps – literally "in two beats" (with two beats per measu...
à deux violoncelles – for two cellos
à deux voix – for two voices
chant à deux voix – song for two voices
piano à deux mains – piano for two hands
valse à deux temps – waltz in 3/4 time distinguished by two steps per m...

Music scores that include à deux:

Aleksey Stanchinsky: Canon-Preludes (1913‑14) Page 1
Camille Saint-Saëns: Danse macabre (1874) Page 7
Léo Delibes: Lakmé (1883) Page 1
Pyotr Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake (1875‑76) Page 1

French musical terms related to à deux:

à – at...
à cinq – for five, in five, on five...
à dix – for ten, in ten, on ten...
à huit – for eight, in eight, on eight...
à neuf – for nine, in nine, on nine...
à quatre – for four, in four, on four...
à sept – for seven, in seven, on seven...
à six – for six, in six, on six...
à trois – for three, in three, on three...
deux – two (number)