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Austrian chamber music ensemble
The ALEA Ensemble is a chamber music ensemble founded in 1988 in Graz for contemporary music, playing in variable formation including the ALEA Quartet
ALEA_Ensemble
Topics referred to by the same term
Alea or ALEA may refer to: Alea (Arcadia), a town of ancient Arcadia, located near the modern town in Argolis Alea (Thessaly), a town of ancient Thessaly
Alea
1782 piano composition by W. A. Mozart
"Bearbeitungen für Streichquartett: W. A. Mozart: Fantasie-Quartett in D", ALEA Ensemble Ephraim Hackmey, "Mozart’s Unfinished Fantasy / Thoughts about the Fantasy
Fantasia_No._3_(Mozart)
Music Ensemble
Alea III is a Boston, Massachusetts-based music ensemble that is devoted to the promotion, performance, and teaching of contemporary classical music. Alea
Alea_III
String duo by Mozart
London; New York: Simon & Schuster. p. 15. [1] "Werkdetails". ALEA (in German). ALEA Ensemble. 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2024. Burk, John Naglee (1959). Mozart
String_Duo_No._1_(Mozart)
Cuban film director and screenwriter
Gutiérrez Alea (Spanish pronunciation: [aˈlea]; December 11, 1928 – April 16, 1996) was a Cuban film director and screenwriter. Gutiérrez Alea wrote and
Tomás_Gutiérrez_Alea
(1975), Op. 26 (1978), Op. 78 (2003). Numbers 2 and 3 recorded by the ALEA Ensemble. Steve Reich (born 1936): Different Trains (1988), for string quartet
List of string quartet composers
List_of_string_quartet_composers
Austrian composer, conductor and academic teacher
conducting, and chamber music for strings. in 1988 Präsent founded the ALEA Ensemble, an ensemble for contemporary music, and has been its artistic director. He
Gerhard_Präsent
Egyptian contemporary classical music composer
Quartet No. 1) La Tache Alea-01-97, works by Gerhard Präsent, Iván Erőd, Herbert Blendinger, M.Abdel-Fattah / ALEA Ensemble 1995 – Conserved Ex 256–2
Mohamed Abdelwahab Abdelfattah
Mohamed_Abdelwahab_Abdelfattah
Australian musician and academic (born 1966)
English-born Perth-resident Roger Smalley. She was a member of the ALEA Ensemble (named for their aleatoric composition style), in 1989. In 1988 in Italy
Cat_Hope
French violist and composer (born 1961)
founded together with the Brazilian pianist Paulo Álvares the group ALEA - an ensemble for collective musical composition and Improvisation. In 1991 he was
Vincent_Royer
1653 hymn composed by Johann Crüger with lyrics by Johann Franck
Carus-Verlag. Retrieved 4 November 2014. "Gerhard Präsent Werke/Details". ALEA Ensemble. Archived from the original on 4 November 2014. Retrieved 4 November
Jesu,_meine_Freude
Music in which some element of the composition is left to chance
Aleatoric music (also aleatory music or chance music; from the Latin word alea, meaning "dice") is music in which some element of the composition is left
Aleatoric_music
Italian jazz musician (born 1952)
Jazz, Anouar Brahem, Gianluigi Trovesi (ECM, 2002) Provvisorio with Alea Ensemble (Splasc(H), 2004) Ladybird (EGEA, 2004) Jazzitaliano Live 2007 (Casa
Paolo_Damiani
German rock band
Danse Macabre, and a motto of the band is: "He who dances does not die." Alea der Bescheidene - vocals, bagpipes, didgeridoo, guitar, Irish bouzouki, shawms
Saltatio_Mortis
1995 Cuban film
comedy film from Cuba, directed by Tomás Gutiérrez Alea and Juan Carlos Tabío, featuring an ensemble cast. Eliseo Alberto wrote the screenplay. The film
Guantanamera_(film)
Austrian composer and viola player (1936–2020)
Heilandskirche, Graz. The ALEA Ensemble performed his string quartets internationally in Munich, Rome and New York. The ensemble, in piano trio formation
Herbert_Blendinger
Peruvian classical music composer
Oratorio at Cal Performances". 14 March 2019. "The ALEA III International Composition Prize 2003". Alea III. 2003. Archived from the original on 2007-07-02
Jimmy_López
links Abramyan String Quartet Aeolian Aizuri Quartet Alban Berg Alberni ALEA Alexander Allegri Amadeus Amar Amati American String Quartet Amsterdam String
List of string quartet ensembles
List_of_string_quartet_ensembles
Greek composer and conductor
also led and conducted the new music ensemble Alea III, which holds residence at Boston University. The ensemble performs frequently with new and premiering
Theodore_Antoniou
The Rosamunde Quartett was a German string quartet ensemble formed in 1992 and dissolved in 2009. It was named after Franz Schubert's String Quartet No
Rosamunde_Quartett
Piano trio by Graham Waterhouse
Schubert's Piano Trio No. 1. On 5 May 2011 Bei Nacht was performed by the ALEA Ensemble at the Musik-Forum München, Studio für neue Musik (studio for new music)
Bei_Nacht
Greek composer (born 1970)
London Chamber Ensemble, Silk String Quartet, Okeanos, Mondriaan Quartet, Alea III, Shonorities and choirs such as the BBC Singers, Wells Cathedral Choir
Basil_Athanasiadis
American composer
commissions from ALEA III, Sequitur New Music Ensemble, the Fromm Foundation, guitarist David Tanenbaum, the American Dance Festival the CORE Ensemble, the A*DEvantgarde
Marti_Epstein
Musical ensemble of four string players
mid-18th century onwards wrote string quartets. The associated musical ensemble consists of two violinists, a violist, and a cellist. The string quartet
String_quartet
Argentine composer
CNSMD of Paris, Darmstadt, IRCAM, Wellesley College (USA)… Prizewinner at Alea III (Boston)[1], Bourges, World Music Days 2000 and the International Rostrum
Carlos_Grätzer
Peruvian composer, naturalized Brazilian
Fellowship Charles Ives Scholarship from the American Academy of Arts and Letters ALEA III International Composition Competition (finalist) Jacob Druckman Award
Jorge_Villavicencio_Grossmann
which therefore was a mandatory work at the piano competition's finals. Alea, for clarinet, 1995. Nodos, for marimba, 1996. Gestus, for piano, 1996. El
Miguel_Gálvez-Taroncher
British string quartet, set up in 1972
Brodsky Quartet is a British string quartet active in since 1972. The ensemble primarily performs and records classical music though they have also commissioned
Brodsky_Quartet
Spanish composer
RTVE Symphony Orchestra and Chorus in the 1980s and was a co-founder of ALEA, Spain's first laboratory for electronic music. Miguel Ángel Coria was born
Miguel_Ángel_Coria
Member of the clarinet family
Dutch). Retrieved November 9, 2023. "Klein: Leichte Überlappungen (PDF)". Alea Publishing & Recording. Retrieved November 9, 2023. Kovárnová, Emma (December
Bass_clarinet
Hungarian string quartet
Quartet is a Hungarian string quartet ensemble, founded in 1963 (63 years ago) (1963) in Budapest as the successor ensemble of the Komlós Quartet (1957–1963)
Bartók_Quartet
String quartet ensemble
The Komitas Quartet is a string quartet musical ensemble founded in Moscow in November 1924, and is one of the oldest-established string quartets in the
Komitas_Quartet
Colombian-American composer
in 2004, the Ensemble X composition competition in 2004, the Ithaca College Chamber Orchestra Composition Competition in 2010, and the Alea III 20th anniversary
Diego_Vega
String quartet
distinguish itself from the equally prominent chamber group the Melos Ensemble of London. Melos Quartett Stuttgart was founded in October 1965 by four
Melos_Quartet
American string quartet
first played, and worked in collaboration with Seattle's Degenerate Art Ensemble to create a piece incorporating music, dance and video. It celebrated its
Kronos_Quartet
Czech string quartet
Quartet (Czech: Janáčkovo kvarteto) is a Czech string quartet musical ensemble founded in 1947 which is still currently active. The Janáček Quartet was
Janáček_Quartet
Austrian string quartet
mentors at the Salzburg Mozarteum and the Hochschule für Musik Basel. The ensemble made its Salzburg Festival debut in 1984. The complete recordings of the
Hagen_Quartet
Italian composer and pianist
Televisione Italiana 'Malipiero', Italy 1988 - 1st Prize, Kucyna Priza - ALEA III, United States 1989 - Finalist, Gaudeamus International Competition,
Pietro_Borradori
American composer
Her music has been performed by Earplay, Alea III, the Empyrean Ensemble, the Fromm Players, Left Coast Ensemble, Dal Niente, Composers, Inc., members of
Martha_Callison_Horst
American composer and conductor, professor emeritus at University of California, Davis
director of the Brandéis Jazz Ensemble, and at Stanford he directed the Alea II New Music Ensemble. He founded the Empyrean Ensemble at the University of California
Ross_Bauer
Argentinian musician (born 1943)
lived in Madrid, Spain, and was part of the ALEA live electronics music group with Luis de Pablo, the ALEA electronic Music Studio and the Project Music
Horacio_Vaggione
British string quartet
composers have written for the Quartet, which often rehearses with them. The ensemble has performed worldwide, produced the largest discography of its kind,
Arditti_Quartet
Music composer from Hong Kong
Bulgarian). Retrieved 2018-06-04. "The ALEA III International Composition Prize 2016 - ALEA III | Contemporary Music Ensemble". www.aleaiii.com. Retrieved 2018-06-04
Chris_Hung_(composer)
Greek composer (1945–2026)
the Symphony Orchestras of Leipzig, Ljubljana, ABC (Australian Radio), ALEA (Boston University), the Orchestra of the Hellenic Radio and the State Orchestra
Kyriakos_Sfetsas
German composer
Weißer Rauch (2003) for clarinet Schwerelos (2000/2005) 3 pieces for harp Alea/Talea – trio for piano Nr. 1 (2005/06) written for Musikgemeinde Harburg
Jörn_Arnecke
British string quartet
died of a heart condition on 26 July 2016. The Medici Quartet was the ensemble-in-residence at the University of Surrey from 1996, as well as having a
Medici_String_Quartet
Institute of Fine Arts in Boston, Massachusetts
several ensembles and organizations that provide an extension of its core programs. Among these are the contemporary music ensemble-in-residence Alea III
Boston University College of Fine Arts
Boston_University_College_of_Fine_Arts
Bond Goldner Jade New Zealand Shanghai T'ang Zephyr Austrian Alban Berg ALEA Barylli Hagen Hellmesberger Kolisch Mosaïques radio.string.quartet.vienna
Smith_Quartet
Hungarian string quartet
Bond Goldner Jade New Zealand Shanghai T'ang Zephyr Austrian Alban Berg ALEA Barylli Hagen Hellmesberger Kolisch Mosaïques radio.string.quartet.vienna
Budapest_Quartet_(1886)
British string quartet
cellist William Pleeth. It is Britain's longest-running chamber music ensemble. A commitment to refreshing the chamber repertoire had led the Allegri
Allegri_Quartet
American double bass player
James Yannatos' Bass Concerto (which was written especially for him) with Alea III and subsequently with Collage. He was the featured soloist at the New
Edwin_Barker
The Kolisch Quartet was a string quartet musical ensemble founded in Vienna, originally (early 1920s) as the New Vienna String Quartet for the performance
Kolisch_Quartet
French clarinetist, composer and musicologist
multiples, partition, histoire, art, with Dominique Dubreuil and Daniel Gaudet, Aléas, 2001 OCLC 690736252. (dir.) Les concerts à Lyon au 17e siècle, Musée Gadagne
Jérôme_Dorival
the concept to the accomplishment. Since 2005, he has been working with Alea, a feminine singer and lyric writer. In 2008, she also started to work on
Life's_Decay
2012 Spanish film
as Ingrid Marina Salas as Vanessa Huichi Chiu [es] as Shui The film is an Alea Docs & Films and Bausan Films and production. Shooting locations included
Winning_Streak_(film)
British-composer (born 1949)
York Aaron Moorehouse biography, University of York Akiko Ogawa biography, Alea Publishing Felipe Otondo biography, University of Chile David Power biography
Roger_Marsh
(2011)—Robert J. Bradshaw Schizophrenia for alto sax and marimba (2011) – Shai Cohen ALEA IACTA EST For alto sax, electric guitar and cello (2022) – Shai Cohen Closer
List of concert works for saxophone
List_of_concert_works_for_saxophone
Russian musical ensemble
Bond Goldner Jade New Zealand Shanghai T'ang Zephyr Austrian Alban Berg ALEA Barylli Hagen Hellmesberger Kolisch Mosaïques radio.string.quartet.vienna
Nevsky_String_Quartet
Belgian string quartet established in 1886
Bond Goldner Jade New Zealand Shanghai T'ang Zephyr Austrian Alban Berg ALEA Barylli Hagen Hellmesberger Kolisch Mosaïques radio.string.quartet.vienna
Ysaÿe_Quartet_(1886)
Technique in musical composition
5, (3-4): 291-317. doi:10.1080/01411890600840578. Boulez, Pierre. 1957. "Aléa". La Nouvelle Revue française, no. 59 (1 November): 839–857. Cage, John.
Indeterminacy_(music)
USSR string quartet
Bond Goldner Jade New Zealand Shanghai T'ang Zephyr Austrian Alban Berg ALEA Barylli Hagen Hellmesberger Kolisch Mosaïques radio.string.quartet.vienna
Taneyev_Quartet
German string quartet
chamber music ensembles of the late GDR period and the years following German reunification. After a hiatus of several years, the ensemble has been active
Petersen_Quartet
Musical artist
Hong Kong Philharmonic, the Boston Pops Orchestra (under Arthur Fiedler), Alea III (under Theodore Antoniou), and the Lexington Symphony. Stumpf is a well-known
Thomas_Stumpf
British string quartet
The Ligeti Quartet is a British string quartet ensemble founded in 2010, best known for its performances and advocacy of modern and contemporary music
Ligeti_Quartet
String quartet in Shanghai, China
violist Honggang Li, and cellist Nicholas Tzavaras. On November 20, 2020 the ensemble announced the newest member, Angelo Xiang Yu. The Shanghai Quartet accepted
Shanghai_Quartet
Czech string quartet (Active 1891 - 1933)
Bond Goldner Jade New Zealand Shanghai T'ang Zephyr Austrian Alban Berg ALEA Barylli Hagen Hellmesberger Kolisch Mosaïques radio.string.quartet.vienna
Bohemian_Quartet
Czech string quartet
Bond Goldner Jade New Zealand Shanghai T'ang Zephyr Austrian Alban Berg ALEA Barylli Hagen Hellmesberger Kolisch Mosaïques radio.string.quartet.vienna
Wihan_Quartet
American string quartet
philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson and began touring professionally in 1976. The ensemble taught in residence at The Hartt School in the 1980s and is currently the
Emerson_String_Quartet
French string quartet
Bond Goldner Jade New Zealand Shanghai T'ang Zephyr Austrian Alban Berg ALEA Barylli Hagen Hellmesberger Kolisch Mosaïques radio.string.quartet.vienna
Modigliani_Quartet
Classical music ensemble
The Pascal Quartet was a French string quartet musical ensemble which took shape during the early 1940s and emerged after World War II to become a leading
Pascal_Quartet
Austrian violinist and conductor (born 1943)
de/ard-musikwettbewerb. "Karlheinz Essl: absence for solo violin Portrait at OE1". alea.at. Retrieved 2025-04-11. "Ernst Kovacic - Biography . ikonarts Artist Management"
Ernst_Kovacic
American avant-garde composer (1912–1992)
Other Minds Archives. Retrieved February 12, 2024. Boulez, Pierre. 1964. "Alea". Perspectives of New Music, vol. 3, no. 1 (Autumn–Winter 1964), 42–53 Bois
John_Cage
Quartet, it was one of the foremost chamber ensembles of the interwar years. The beginnings of the ensemble date back to 1919, when Richard Zika (1st violin)
Prague_Quartet
String quartet
Mikhail Terian [Wikidata], the viola player of the Komitas Quartet (chamber ensemble class). Rostropovich withdrew after a few weeks in favour of Valentin Berlinsky
Borodin_Quartet
Musical artist
at the 2009 Classic FM Gramophone Awards. In 2010, the group was named Ensemble of the Year at the Victoires de la Musique Classique. NPR named Ébène's
Ébène_Quartet
French electronic music duo
"Justice Talk New Album: Audio, Video, Disco". Pitchfork.com. 9 August 2011. Alea (29 April 2013). "Justice Access All Arenas live album to release May 6"
Justice_(band)
in New York in 1981, the Alexander String Quartet has since 1989 been Ensemble in Residence of San Francisco Performances. In 1982, the Alexander String
Alexander_String_Quartet
Canadian chamber ensembles
hiatus after Nuttall's death, and did not formally replace him in the ensemble. SLSQ resumed concerts with invited guest artists, and presented performance
St._Lawrence_String_Quartet
American clarinetist
clarinetist with the Opera Ebony of Harlem) and has performed with such groups as ALEA III, the American Opera Musical Theater Company, the Andover Chamber Players
Todd_Brunel
Region of the Americas
since the Cuban revolution and important film-makers include Tomás Gutiérrez Alea. Venezuelan television has also had a great impact in Latin America, is said
Latin_America
American composer and pianist
International Documentary Association Pare Lorenz Award, for Oil on Ice KUCYNA/ALEA III International Composers Competition for Twisted Figures Percussive Arts
William_Susman
The trio of flute, viola and harp is a standard chamber music ensemble. It was first popularized by a work by Claude Debussy in 1915, namely the Sonata
Trio_of_flute,_viola_and_harp
Greek composer
Stones of Destiny (2010), Giant with the Red Boots (2010), Trisevgeni (2008) Alea III, Boston: Monologue (2001) Greek National Radio: Prima Materia (1996)
Alexandros_Mouzas
Spanish composer (1930–2021)
he founded the first studio for electronic music in Spain, with the group Alea. He founded a festival, Rencontres de Pampelune, for music, theatre, film
Luis_de_Pablo
Dourthe, then Michel Poulet, then Marc Coppey, then François Salque) The ensemble undertook studies with members of the Amadeus Quartet in Cologne from 1986
Ysaÿe_Quartet_(1984)
Musical artist
as well as from contemporary jazz, from experimental music and from the alea and searching for a common thread, however, a sense of "rock in opposition"
Opus_Avantra
German string quartet
based on the orchestra's principals, and as Busch was planning his own ensemble, it seemed an ideal arrangement. He accepted Doktor and Grümmer as quartet
Busch_Quartet
Czech string quartet founded in 1964
Bond Goldner Jade New Zealand Shanghai T'ang Zephyr Austrian Alban Berg ALEA Barylli Hagen Hellmesberger Kolisch Mosaïques radio.string.quartet.vienna
Talich_Quartet
2008 film by Steven Soderbergh
politics". On 31 July 2009, Del Toro was awarded the inaugural Tomas Gutierrez Alea prize at a Havana ceremony attended by U.S. actors Robert Duvall, James Caan
Che_(2008_film)
based in Berlin since 2006. It is considered one of the leading chamber ensembles of its generation. The quartet has won several prestigious international
Atrium_String_Quartet
Series of compilation albums
"Dreaming" 4:36 Rasi Z – "Cheshmhaye To" 6:11 Rodriguez Jr. feat. Liset Alea – "Waste Tomorrow" 5:18 Tebra – "Suton" 5:54 Lena Kaufman – "Crazy Day (Thor
Buddha_Bar_compilation_albums
Brazilian thrash metal band
(1988) Searching for the Light (1990) Musical Guide from Stellium (1992) Alea Jacta Est (1994) Straight (1996) Antes do Fim, Depois do Fim (re-recording
Dorsal_Atlântica
Musical artist
choirs: Juvenil del Coro Nacional de Cuba conducted by Digna Guerra and Ensemble Vocal Luna, conducted by Sonia McCormack. Her professional work includes
Wilma_Alba_Cal
The Philharmonia Quartet was an English string quartet musical ensemble founded during the early 1940s out of the Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, though
Philharmonia_Quartet
Music ensemble led by Alfred Loewenguth
The Loewenguth Quartet was a string quartet music ensemble led by the French violinist Alfred Loewenguth. It was particularly famous for performances of
Loewenguth_Quartet
Musical artist
performed (like Donauklang). His music is published primarily by Musica Slovaca, Alea Publishing, Zimbel Press, and Edition Hudba. Peter Machajdík's music often
Peter_Machajdík
Italian string quartett
Cremona with Salvatore Accardo, Rocco Filippini, and Bruno Giuranna. The ensemble, with the current members since 2002, continued their studies with Piero
Quartetto_di_Cremona
Czech string quartet ensemble founded in 1976
The Martinů Quartet (Czech: Kvarteto Martinů) is a Czech string quartet ensemble founded in 1976, originally under the name Havlák Quartet by students of
Martinů_Quartet
String quartet (founded 1945)
They were originally named Nuovo Quartetto Italiano (to distinguish the ensemble from another "Quartetto Italiano", which had been founded at the beginning
Quartetto_Italiano
ALEA ENSEMBLE
ALEA ENSEMBLE
Female
English
English variant spelling of Arabic Aliya, ALEA means "the high, exalted one."Â
Female
English
 English and Latin short form of Alexandra, ALEXA means "defender of mankind." Compare with another form of Alexa.
Female
Swedish
 Swedish feminine form of Old Norse Alf, ALVA means "elf." Compare with another form of Alva.
Male
Welsh
Welsh name ALED means "offspring."
Female
English
English name ALMA means "nourishing" in Latin and "soul" in Spanish. Compare with other forms of Alma.
Female
English
Short form of English Eleanor, ELEA means "foreign; the other."
Female
Hawaiian
Hawaiian name KALEA means "bright."Â
Female
Spanish
Spanish name ALETA means "winged."
Female
English
 Old English name LEA means "meadow." Compare with another form of Lea.
Female
Spanish
Spanish name derived from Latin alta, ALTA means "high."
Female
Italian
Feminine form of Italian Aldo, ALDA means "noble."
Female
Italian
Italian and Spanish name ALBA means "dawn."
Male
Irish
 Short form of Irish Gaelic Alesdair, ALEC means "defender of mankind." Compare with other forms of Alec.
Female
English
 Anglicized feminine form of Irish Gaelic unisex Ailbhe, possibly ALVA means "white." Compare with another form of Alva, and masculine Alva.
Male
Scottish
 Short form of Scottish Gaelic Alestair, ALEC means "defender of mankind." Compare with other forms of Alec.
Girl/Female
Latin
From Aea.
Female
Russian
 Russian form of Greek Helénē, possibly ALENA means "torch." Compare with another form of Alena.
Male
Hebrew
Variant spelling of Hebrew Alvah, ALVA means "evil, iniquity." Compare with feminine forms of Alva.
Male
English
 Short form of English Alexander, ALEC means "defender of mankind." Compare with other forms of Alec.
Female
Hebrew
(עַלְמָה) Hebrew name ALMA means "maiden." Compare with another form of Alma.
ALEA ENSEMBLE
ALEA ENSEMBLE
Girl/Female
Hungarian American Latin
Life.
Boy/Male
English
Broad Stream; Wide River-crossing
Boy/Male
Finnish
Leaping warrior.
Boy/Male
Sikh
Commander, The one with authority (God)
Boy/Male
Arabic
Conqueror of the World
Boy/Male
Tamil
Dooshanatrishirohantre | தூஷாநாதரீஷீரோஹாநà¯à®¤à¯à®°à¯‡
Slayer of dooshanatrishira
Boy/Male
Hindu
Part of go, Part of the divine light, Gods own divine
Girl/Female
Irish
From rionach meaning “queenly.†In legend Rionach was the wife of “Niall of the Nine Hostages†(read the legend) and as such is the maternal ancestor of many of the great Irish family dynasties.
Girl/Female
African, American, Australian, British, Christian, English, Hebrew
God is My Judge; Feminine Variant of Daniel
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Traditional
Precious Stone; Fish
ALEA ENSEMBLE
ALEA ENSEMBLE
ALEA ENSEMBLE
ALEA ENSEMBLE
ALEA ENSEMBLE
n.
A spot or small marked space; as, the germinative area.
pl.
of Alga
n.
Extent; scope; range; as, a wide area of thought.
n.
That which is alleged by a party in support of his cause; in a stricter sense, an allegation of fact in a cause, as distinguished from a demurrer; in a still more limited sense, and in modern practice, the defendant's answer to the plaintiff's declaration and demand. That which the plaintiff alleges in his declaration is answered and repelled or justified by the defendant's plea. In chancery practice, a plea is a special answer showing or relying upon one or more things as a cause why the suit should be either dismissed, delayed, or barred. In criminal practice, the plea is the defendant's formal answer to the indictment or information presented against him.
pl.
of Area
n.
A flea.
pl.
of Palea
n.
A rustic wedding feast; a bridal. See Ale.
n.
Alt. of Alfa grass
n.
The bite of a flea, or the red spot caused by the bite.
n.
Same as Palea.
n.
An insect belonging to the genus Pulex, of the order Aphaniptera. Fleas are destitute of wings, but have the power of leaping energetically. The bite is poisonous to most persons. The human flea (Pulex irritans), abundant in Europe, is rare in America, where the dog flea (P. canis) takes its place. See Aphaniptera, and Dog flea. See Illustration in Appendix.
pl.
of Ala
adv.
On or toward the lee, or the side away from the wind; the opposite of aweather. The helm of a ship is alee when pressed close to the lee side.
n.
A church or parish festival (as in commemoration of the dedication of a church), at which much ale was used.
n.
Extended area.
a.
Bitten by a flea; as, a flea-bitten face.
n.
The superficial contents of any figure; the surface included within any given lines; superficial extent; as, the area of a square or a triangle.
n.
A trifling wound or pain, like that of the bite of a flea.