Definition of the Italian term a in music:
- at
- to
- in, in the style of
- for
- on, by, with
- till, until
- per
Italian musical terms that include a:
- a ballata – in the style of a ballata
- a bassa voce – in a low voice (singing or playing softly)
- a battuta – with beat (return to strict tempo after a period o...
- a beneplacito – literally "at one's pleasure"...
- a cappella – unaccompanied voices, without instrumental accompa...
- a cappella Chor – choir without instrumental accompaniment
- a capriccio – litteraly "at whim"...
- a cinque – for five, in five, on five...
- a cinque battute – in five beats (with five beats per measure)
- a dieci – for ten, in ten, on ten...
- a distanza – at a distance
- a dodici battute – in twelve beats (with twelve beats per measure)
- a due – for two, in two, on two...
- a due battute – in two beats (with two beats per measure)...
- a due corde – on two strings
- a due mani – for two hands
- a due parti – in two parts
- a due violini – for two violins
- a due voci – for two voices
- a mano destra – for the right hand
- a mano dritta – for the right hand
- a mano manca – for the left hand
- a mano sinistra – for the left hand
- a metà arco – at the middle of the bow
- a mezza forza – with half the power
- a mezza voce – with half the voice (with half the power)
- a mezzo manico – in the middle of the fingerboard
- a nove – for nine, in nine, on nine...
- a nove battute – in nine beats (with nine beats per measure)
- a otto – for eight, in eight, on eight...
- a piacere – literally "at pleasure"...
- a piacimento – literally "at pleasure"...
- a prima – at first, from the beginning
- a prima vista – at first sight (referring to the practice of readi...
- a primo tempo – in the first tempo (the original tempo of the piec...
- a punta – at the tip (of the bow)
- a punta d'arco – at the tip of the bow
- a quattro – for four, in four, on four...
- a quattro battute – in four beats (with four beats per measure)
- a quattro mani – for four hands
- a quattro parti – in four parts
- a quattro voci – for four voices
- a sei – for six, in six, on six...
- a sei battute – in six beats (with six beats per measure)
- a sette – for seven, in seven, on seven...
- a sette battute – in seven beats (with seven beats per measure)
- a squarciagola – at the top of one's voice (as loud as possible)
- a suo arbitrio – literally "at one's discretion"...
- a suo beneplacito – literally "at one's pleasure"...
- a suo comodo – literally "at one's convenience"...
- a tempo – in the preceding tempo (instruction to return to t...
- a tempo comodo – in comfortable tempo
- a tempo di gavotta – at the tempo of a gavotte
- a tempo di minuetto – at the tempo of a minuet
- a tempo giusto – in strict time, in exact time
- a tempo ordinario – in common time, 4/4...
- a tempo primo – in the first tempo (the original tempo of the piec...
- a tempo rubato – in free time (with freedom in tempo and rhythm, wi...
- a tempo secondo – in the second tempo (the second tempo of the piece...
- a tre – for three, in three, on three...
- a tre battute – in three beats (with three beats per measure)
- a tre corde – on two strings...
- a tre mani – for three hands
- a tre parti – in three parts
- a tre voci – for three voices
- a un clavicembalo – for one harpsichord
- a una – for one
- a una battuta – in one beat (with one beat per measure)
- a una corda – for one string...
- a uno – for one
- a vista – at sight (referring to the practice of reading she...
- a voce sola – for voice alone (without instrumental accompanimen...
- a volantà – literally "at will"...
- armonica a bicchieri – glass harmonica
- armonica a bocca – mouth organ...
- armonica a bocca Richter – Richter-tuned harmonica
- campana a mano – handbell
- campane a vento – wind chimes
- campanello a mano – handbell
- canna a lingua – reed pipe (organ pipe that produces sound by direc...
- cantare a orecchio – to sing by ear
- cantare a prima vista – to sing at first sight
- canto a cappella – unaccompanied song...
- canzone a balla – song for dancing
- chitarra a dodici corde – twelve-string guitar
- chitarra acustica a corde metalliche – steel-string acoustic guitar
- cimbalini a dita – zill (finger cymbals)
- cornetta a pistoni – cornet
- corno a macchina – valve horn
- corno a mano – natural horn
- crescendo poco a poco – slowly gradually louder
- diminuendo poco a poco – slowly gradually softer
- divisi a 2 – divided in two (a group of performers written in t...
- divisi a 3 – divided in three (a group of performers written in...
- divisi a 4 – divided in four (a group of performers written in ...
- divisi a 5 – divided in five (a group of performers written in ...
- divisi a 6 – divided in six (a group of performers written in t...
- divisi a 7 – divided in seven (a group of performers written in...
- divisi a 8 – divided in eight (a group of performers written in...
- espressivo ma quasi a tempo – expressive but almost in the preceding tempo
- fisarmonica a bottoni – button accordion
- fisarmonica a piano – piano accordion
- flauto a becco – beaked flute (duct flute with an upper end shaped ...
- flauto a becco basso – bass recorder (recorder whose lowest note is F3)
- flauto a becco basso in Do – great bass recorder (recorder whose lowest note is...
- flauto a becco contrabbasso – contrabass recorder (recorder whose lowest note is...
- flauto a becco contralto – alto recorder (recorder whose lowest note is F4)
- flauto a becco sopranino – sopranino recorder (recorder whose lowest note is ...
- flauto a becco sopranino in Do – Garklein recorder (the smallest member of the reco...
- flauto a becco soprano – soprano recorder (recorder whose lowest note is C5...
- flauto a becco tenore – tenor recorder (recorder whose lowest note is C4)
- flauto a coulisse – slide whistle
- flauto a fessura – duct flute
- flauto a labium – duct flute
- freno a tamburo – brake drum (percussion instrument)
- gong a ciotola – bowl gong, standing bell
- grado a grado – step by step
- legato e poco a poco crescendo – legato (smooth and connected notes) and gradually ...
- ma poco a poco – but little by little, but gradually
- ma poco a poco agitato – but gradually agitated
- ma poco a poco crescendo – but slowly gradually louder
- ma poco a poco meno – but gradually less
- organetto a manovella – barrel organ
- organo a bocca – mouth organ (group of mouth blown instruments foun...
- organo a canne – pipe organ
- organo a pompa – pump organ
- organo a vapore – calliope
- passo a cinque – dance for five performers
- passo a due – dance for two performers
- passo a quattro – dance for four performers
- passo a tre – dance for three performers
- perdendo poco a poco – gradually dying away (gradually slower and softer)
- pianoforte a 4 mani – piano four hands
- pianoforte a coda – grand piano
- pianoforte a coda elettrico – electric grand piano
- pianoforte a giraffa – giraffe piano
- pianoforte a mezza coda – grand piano with a depth approximately between 1.7...
- poco a poco – little by little, gradually
- poco a poco accelerando – gradually accelerating
- poco a poco allargando – gradually broadening (gradually slower)
- poco a poco animando – gradually enlivening
- poco a poco animato – gradually lively
- poco a poco appassionato – little by little more passionate
- poco a poco calando – little by little decreasing (gradually slower and ...
- poco a poco crescendo – gradually louder
- poco a poco diminuendo – gradually softer
- poco a poco meno – gradually less
- poco a poco meno mosso – gradually less moving
- poco a poco più animato – gradually more lively
- poco a poco più mosso – gradually more moving
- poco a poco più ritenuto – gradually more slow
- poco a poco più tranquillo – gradually more calm, gradually more quiet
- poco a poco rallentando – gradually slowing down
- poco a poco ritardando – gradually slowing down
- poco a poco ritenuto – gradually slower
- pompa a tiro – slide (for example, on a trombone)
- quasi a tempo – almost in the preceding tempo
- salterio a percussione – hammered dulcimer (stringed instrument played with...
- sempre a mezza voce – always with half voice (always at medium volumeor ...
- sempre a tempo – always in the preceding tempo
- sonata a due – sonata for two
- sonata a due con basso continuo – trio sonata (genre in the Baroque era, written for...
- sonata a tre – trio sonata (genre in the Baroque era, written for...
- stringendo poco a poco – gradually accelerating the tempo
- strumento a corda – string instrument
- strumento a fiato – wind instrument
- strumento a percussione – percussion instrument
- strumento a tastiera – keyboard instrument
- tamburo a cornice – frame drum
- tamburo a fessura – slit drum
- tromba a coulisse – slide trumpet
- tromba a pistoni – valve trumpet
- tromba a tiro – slide trumpet
- trombone a pistoni – valve trombone
- trombone a tiro – slide trombone
- uno a uno – one by one
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Italian musical terms related to a:
- ad – at, to, in, for, on, by, from, with, in the style ...
- al – at the, to the, in the, in the style of, in the ma...
- all' – at the, to the, in the, in the style of, in the ma...
- alla – at the, to the, in the, in the style of, in the ma...
- anche – also, too, as well...
- ancora – again...
- che – that, than, which, who, whom, what
- ciò – this, that
- come – as, how, like
- con – with
- da – from, of, by, for, at, with, to, like, as, since
- dal – from the, of the, by the, for the, at the, with th...
- dall' – from the, of the, by the, for the, at the, with th...
- dalla – from the, of the, by the, for the, at the, with th...
- del – of the, from the, by the, in the, on the, than the
- dell' – of the, from the, by the, in the, on the, than the
- della – of the, from the, by the, in the, on the, than the
- deve – must, has to
- di – of, from, by, in, on, than
- dopo – after, later, beyond, then
- e – and...
- è – is
- fin – till, until, up to, as far as
- fino – till, until, up to, as far as
- il – the (used before a masculine noun beginning with a...
- in – in, into
- lo – the (used before a masculine noun beginning with z...
- ma – but, yet, still, however
- né – nor, neither
- negli – in the
- nel – in the
- nell' – in the
- nella – in the
- non – not
- per – for, to, through, by, in order to
- poi – then, next, later, afterwards
- quanto – as much as, as many as...
- quasi – almost, nearly, like, as it were, as if
- questo – this, such
- sin' – until, up to, as far as
- sino – until, up to, as far as
- sul – on the
- sull' – on the
- sulla – on the
- suo – his, her, its...
- un – a, an...
- una – a, an...
- uno – a, an...
- va – go, go on