au – Definition in music

Definition of the French term au in music:

at the
to the
for the
in the
in the style of, in the manner of
on the
by the
with the

Language

French

Singular

au

Plural

aux

Variant

à le

French musical terms that include au:

au bord – at the edge, on the edge...
au bord de la membrane – at the edge of the drum head...
au centre – in the middle
au chevalet – at the bridge, on the bridge (of a string instrume...
au dedans – inside, on the inside
au dehors – outside, on the outside
au désespoir – in despair
au dessous – below...
au dessus – above...
au deuxième plan – on the second level (vertically or horizontally)
au milieu – in the middle
au moins – at least
au mouvement – in the preceding tempo
au mouvement initial – in the initial tempo
au naturel – natural...
au pas – at walking pace...
au premier plan – in the foreground...
au refrain – to the chorus
au second plan – on the second level (vertically or horizontally)
au talon – at the frog of the bow
comme au-dessus – as above
petit chœur au soli – small choir with the soloists
revenez au 1 tempo – return to the first tempo
revenez au mouvement – return to the preceding tempo
soli au chœur – solo voices or choir
tous les claviers accouplés au – all the manuals (of an organ) coupled to

Music scores that include au:

Arthur de Greef: Petit prélude (1914) Page 1
Claude Debussy: Estampes (1903) Page 2
Claude Debussy: La fille aux cheveux de lin (1909‑1910) Page 2
Claude Debussy: Reflets dans l'eau (1905) Page 3
Claude Debussy: Syrinx (1913) Page 2
Erik Satie: Je te veux (1897) Page 4
Florent Schmitt: Légende (1918) Page 2
Hector Berlioz: Vox populi (1849) Page 1
Jacques Ibert: Escales (1920‑1922) Page 4
Jehan Alain: Litanies (1937) Page 1

French musical terms related to au: