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The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations FRAN ALEXANDER , PETER BLAIR , JOHN DAINTITH , ALICE GRANDISON , VALERIE ILLINGWORTH , ELIZABETH MARTIN , ANNE STIBBS , JUDY PEARSALL , and SARA TULLOCH

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A. Note of the scale (6th degree of natural scale of C). Hence A♭, A♭♭, A♮, A♯, A♯♯, A major, A minor, etc. A is note commonly used for tuning instr. (orchs. tune to the ob. A). a′ = 440 vibrations per second, internationally accepted since 1939, although some orchs. still accept a′ = 435 and (in USA) a′ = 445.

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE

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a. Abbreviation for accelerando found particularly in Elgar's scores.

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE

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