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The playing of two (or more) instruments alternately by a single player, e.g. Flute, doubling piccolo. Musicians who play more than one woodwind instrument are called woodwind doublers or reed players.

above [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.

Meaning of doubling in English to become twice as much or as many, or to make something twice as much or many: The government aims to double the number of students in higher education within 25 years.

Voice-leading in Bach chorales: Doubling In order for every voice to have a note to sing, you need to double up on one of the notes. Most of the time you should reinforce the harmony by doubling the root of the chord, but it is sometimes better to double other notes to get better voice-leading as outlined below.

Quick Reference. (It.). 'Under', 'below'; sotto voce, 'in a low voice', i.e. barely audible, a direction that can apply to instrumental as well as vocal performance; mano sinistra [ms] sotto, in keyboard playing, with the left hand below the right.

[French, voice] The French term for Voice (production of sound from the vocal cords).

verb. double [verb] to (cause to) become twice as large or numerous.

to become twice as much or as many, or to make something twice as much or many: The government aims to double the number of students in higher education within 25 years. Company profits have doubled since the introduction of new technology.

To generalize, here are the doubling rules for voice leading triads in root position, first inversion, and second inversion:

• Root Position Chords: DOUBLE THE BASS.
• First-Inversion Chords: DO NOT DOUBLE THE BASS. Exception: vii vii ∘ 6 and ii ii ∘ 6 : DOUBLE THE BASS.
• Second-Inversion Chords: DOUBLE THE BASS.

Whether the intent is to reinforce the volume or create a specific sonority, doubling is a central aspect of all orchestration. In its simplest form, doubling adds nothing new, but merely extends a preexisting element. A melody doubled at the perfect unison or octave, for example, fully retains its identity.

mezza voce, half‐voice, i.e. half the vocal (or instr.) power possible. (Not to be confused with messa di voce.) mezzo‐forte, half‐loud, i.e. neither loud nor soft. From: mezzo in The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music »

"Più vivo", meaning "more lively", or "Più lento", more slowly. Poco a poco - (Italian: "little by little"). An term that can preface an instruction meaning to follow it "little by little". For example, "poco a poco crescendo" means, getting louder gradually, little by little.