Equale

Score of "Drei Equale für vier Posaunen" ("Three Aequales for four Trombones") by Ludwig van Beethoven in Ludwig van Beethovens Werke, published by Breitkopf und Härtel in 1888

An equale or aequale (from Latin: voces aequales, equal voices or parts) is a musical idiom. It is a piece for equal voices or instruments.[1][2] In the 18th century the equale became established as a generic term for short, chordal pieces for trombone choirs, usually quartets or trios. The instruments were not necessarily equal in pitch, but formed a closed consort.[3]

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