seconda volta

turn Italian word for “turn.” In a sonnet, the volta is the turn of thought or argument: in Petrarchan or Italian sonnets it occurs between the octave and the sestet, and in Shakespearean or English before the final couplet.

at the first time : at the first time. used as a direction in music to perform the first time but omit at the repetition.

Etymology 1 From Old Galician-Portuguese volta (“turnaround”), from voltar (“to turn around”), from Vulgar Latin *vol(vi)tāre, derived from Latin volvere.

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.

My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun; Coral is far more red than her lips' red; If snow be white, why then her breasts are dun; If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head.

“Play a Volta!” Translation - > “Drop a beat!”

The volta, or turn, is a rhetorical shift or dramatic change in thought and/or emotion. Turns are seen in all types of written poetry. In the last two decades, the volta has become conventionally used as a word for this, stemming supposedly from technique specific mostly to sonnets.

• Simply put, a volta is a “turn” - its direct translation in Italian - and marks a major shift within a poem.
• My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun;
• Coral is far more red than her lips' red;
• If snow be white, why then her breasts are dun;
• If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head.

: as a result of : because of.

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.

Types of Sonnets. There are many sonnet examples. Three common types of sonnet include: the Italian or Petrarchan sonnet; the English or Shakespearean sonnet; and the Spenserian sonnet.

Volta Brackets at the End of the Music The First Ending (the First Volta Bracket) is a closed bracket. The First Ending will end with a Repeat Sign. The Second Ending (the Second Volta Bracket) is also a closed bracket. The Second Ending will end with a Double (Final) Bar Line.