< A Dictionary of Music and Musicians

AEVIA (Aeuia or Ævia). A technical word formed from the vowels of Alleluia; and used, in Mediæval Office Books, as an abbreviation, in the same manner as Evovae—which see.

In Venetian and other Italian Office-Books of the 16th century, we sometimes find Hal'a, or Hal'ah, substituted for Aevia.

[ W. S. R. ]

This article is issued from Wikisource. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.