equali

/ ɪˈkwɑːlɪ /

plural noun

1. music pieces for a group of instruments of the same kind

   Beethoven's Equali for four trombones

Word History and Origins

Origin of equali¹

Italian: old pl form of uguale equal

Example Sentences

"Equali," two pieces for four trombones. i.

From Project Gutenberg

These equali, as it turned out, were eventually used for Beethoven's funeral.

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At the latter's request the master composed three equali for trombones for All Souls' Day, then near at hand.

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The music consisted of two equali composed by Beethoven many years before, arranged for this occasion by Seyfried, to the words of the Miserere and Amplius.

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The weird, dismal strains of a quartette of trombones, in a recess far above the heads of the congregation, playing the three splendid "Equali," Beethoven's funeral hymn, swept through the vaulted roof of the Abbey, in pure tones never to be forgotten.

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