In a score, which marking indicates that players should divide into two or more groups to cover different notes?

• A. Deadline
• B. Espressivo
• C. Dynamics
• D. Divisi

Answer: (D)

Divisi marks tell players to split into two or more groups so each subgroup can cover different notes on the same staff. When a passage has more pitches than a single part can reasonably play in unison, the composer prompts a division: one group handles the higher notes while the other takes the lower ones. The score or conductor will usually indicate which players divide or use a shorthand like div., and later mark unison when the parts rejoin. Terms that mean expressiveness or dynamics, for example, relate to how loudly or with what character to play, not to splitting the players into parts.