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for two A due [a dˈduːe] in Italian or à deux [a dø] in French is a musical direction meaning "for two". Most often seen in its abbreviated form a2, the marking signifies that on a staff that normally carries parts for two players, both players are to play the single part in unison.

[English, two pedals] A directive found in piano compositions indicating the use of both the damper pedal (right) and the soft pedal (una corda or left) at the same time. In French compositions, the phrase les deux pedales is often seen. This directive comes from the days when pianos only had two pedals.

[Italian, major] The Italian term for major.

SOE-prah. [Italian, above] A directive to perform the indicated passage of a composition for piano by the performer crossing hands. It also indicates which hand should be crossed above the other. See more about keyboard notations in the Appendix.

owed at present adjective. owed at present; having reached the date for payment: This bill is due. owing or owed, irrespective of whether the time of payment has arrived: This bill is due next month.

Due refers to some definite obligation (such as a debt, claim of right, etc.) being owed or payable. It usually means that the debt or claim is immediately enforceable, but it may also mean that it has been unpaid in the past, or will be owed in the future.

Modern pianos usually have three pedals, from left to right, the soft pedal (or una corda), the sostenuto pedal, and the sustaining pedal (or damper pedal). Some pianos omit the sostenuto pedal, or have a middle pedal with a different purpose such as a muting function also known as silent piano.

There are three pedals on the grand piano – they are named, from left to right, the una corda, sostenuto, and damper pedal. The purpose of the pedals is to change the tone of the piano in some way.

: with medium or half volume. used as a direction in music.

When the music gets gradually louder we call it a crescendo, and when we get gradually quieter we call it a diminuendo. These can be shown in the music by the marks cresc.

A mordent is sort of like a super-short trill. An upper mordent, indicated by a plain squiggle, means you'll do a quick turn between the note written, and an upper note. So if the note written is a “C”, you'll play an upper mordent like “C-D-C” very quickly.

tail coda, (Italian: “tail”) in musical composition, a concluding section (typically at the end of a sonata movement) that is based, as a general rule, on extensions or reelaborations of thematic material previously heard.