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Music[cmA1[cm35[cm~1[cm10-10-70[cm8[cm1[cm~GC[cm3[cm3-7-84[cm~U1[cm~~~~[PN1,0,0,
R,I0][ap[j3]~A[cm~~[j1]A. [fy75,1]Note of the scale ([sm6[nmth degree of natural
scale of ~C). Hence A;Yh, A;Yh;Yh, A;Yj, A;Yi, A;Yi;Yi, A major, A ~minor, etc.
A is note commonly used for tuning ~instr. (orchs. tune to the ob. A). A;eq[sm4
40[nm vibrations ~per second, internationally accepted since [sm1939[nm, ~althou
gh some orchs. still accept A;eq[sm435[nm and (in ~USA) A;eq[sm445[nm.[cm~A [fy7
5,1](It.), [fy65][cf3];AgA[fy75,1] (Fr.). At, by, for, with, in, to, in the ~man
ner of, etc. For expressions beginning with ~A or ;AgA, e.g. [cf2]A cappella, A
tempo, [cf1]see under their ~own entries.[ep~^`A [sm2[nm' in orch. scores and pa
rts directs (a) [sm2[nm instr. ~that normally play separate parts (e.g. the [sm2
[nm ob. or ~[sm2[nm fl.) to play in unison, or (b) [sm2[nm or more instr. that ~
normally play in unison (e.g. . . .
