divisin.
/dɪˈviːzi/ A musical direction (see quot. 1876).
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1740 J. Grassineau tr. S. De Brossard Musical Dict. 65 Divisi, signifies, divided into two or more parts.
1876 J. Stainer & W. A. Barrett Dict. Musical Terms 135/2 Divisi,..a direction that instruments playing from one line of music are to separate and play in two parts.
1929 Melody Maker Mar. 310/1 Six first violins (playing three divisi parts).
1940 G. Jacob Orchestral Technique (ed. 2) x. 100 In quiet passages use ‘divisi’ rather than double-stops.
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