à quatre
Definition of the French term à quatre in music:
- for four, in four, on four
- four together (four performers play or sing the same part in unison)
- divided in four (a group of performers written in the same staff divide into four parts instead of continuing in unison)
Language
French
Abbreviation
à 4
Alt. abbreviation
à4
Combinations
French musical terms that include à quatre:
- à quatre mains – for four hands
- à quatre parties – in four parts
- à quatre temps – in four beats (with four beats per measure)
- à quatre voix – for four voices
- à quatre-quatre – in 4/4 time
- chant à quatre voix – song for four voices
- piano à quatre mains – piano four hands
- pour piano à quatre mains – piano four hands
Related terms
French musical terms related to à quatre:
- à – at...
- à cinq – for five, in five, on five...
- à deux – for two, in two, on two...
- 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 sept – for seven, in seven, on seven...
- à six – for six, in six, on six...
- à trois – for three, in three, on three...
- quatre – four (number)