divisi

[dih-vee-zee]

di·vi·si

[dih-vee-zee]
adjective Music.
divided; separated (used as a musical direction for two or more performers reading a part to begin reading two or more parts).

Origin:
1730–40; < Italian, plural of diviso divided, past participle of dividere to divide
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Divisi is always a great word to know.
So is dotted quarter rest. Does it mean:
tone raised a chromatic half step in pitch
quarter rest that is lengthened by a dot
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