divisi
Adverb
Meaning
divisi (not comparable)
(music) divided (within one instrumental part, simultaneous notes between two or more players)
Antonym: non divisi
Examples
Also, some composers write divided (divisi) parts for the basses, where upper and lower parts in the music are often assigned to "outside" (nearer the audience) and "inside" players.
The first evidence of polyphony with more than one singer per part comes in the Old Hall Manuscript (1420, though containing music from the late 14th century), in which there are apparent divisi, one part dividing into two simultaneously sounding notes.