a tre – Definition in music

Definition of the Italian term a tre in music:

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

Language

Italian

Abbreviation

a 3

Alt. abbreviation

a3

Italian musical terms that include a tre:

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
passo a tre – dance for three performers
sonata a tre – trio sonata (genre in the Baroque era, written for...

Music scores that include a tre:

Alfredo Casella: Symphony No. 2 (1908‑10) Page 1
Arnold Schoenberg: 5 Pieces for Orchestra (1909) Page 3
Giacomo Puccini: La bohème (1896) Page 7
Gioachino Rossini: The Barber of Seville (1816) Page 12
Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 5 (1902) Page 3
Richard Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra (1896) Page 2

Italian musical terms related to a tre:

a – at...
a cinque – for five, in five, on five...
a dieci – for ten, in ten, on ten...
a due – for two, in two, on two...
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...
tre – three