a due
Definition of the Italian term a due 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
Italian
Abbreviation
a 2
Alt. abbreviation
a2
Combinations
Italian musical terms that include a due:
- 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
- passo a due – dance for two performers
- sonata a due – sonata for two
- sonata a due con basso continuo – trio sonata (genre in the Baroque era, written for...
Musical examples
Music scores that include a due:
- Arnold Schoenberg: 5 Pieces for Orchestra (1909) Page 1
- Edward Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 (1901) Page 1
- Franco Alfano: Suite romantica (1910) Page 1
- Gioachino Rossini: The Barber of Seville (1816) Page 1
- Johann Strauss I: Radetzky March (1848) Page 2
- Johann Strauss II: An der schönen blauen Donau (1867) Page 1
- Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 3 (1883) Page 1
- Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 (1804‑1808) Page 1
- Ottorino Respighi: The Pines of Rome (1924) Page 1
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni (1787) Page 1
Related terms
Italian musical terms related to a due:
- a – at...
- a cinque – for five, in five, on five...
- a dieci – for ten, in ten, on ten...
- a nove – for nine, in nine, on nine...
- a otto – for eight, in eight, on eight...
- a quattro – for four, in four, on four...
- a sei – for six, in six, on six...
- a sette – for seven, in seven, on seven...
- a tre – for three, in three, on three...
- due – two...