divisi a 2
Definition of the Italian term divisi a 2 in music:
- divided in two (a group of performers written in the same staff divide into two parts instead of continuing in unison, usually indicated by the abbreviation "div. a 2" or simply "a 2")
Language
Italian
Variants
divisi a duedivisi in 2divisi in due
Abbreviation
div. a 2
Alt. abbreviations
div. a duediv. in 2div. in due
Musical examples
Music scores that include divisi a 2:
- Alfredo Casella: Symphony No. 2 (1908‑10) Page 2
- Igor Stravinsky: The Firebird (1910) Page 4
- Igor Stravinsky: The Firebird: VII. Finale (1919) Page 2