alla breve
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Italian alla breve (“at the breve”).
Noun[edit]
alla breve
- (music) A time signature for which the half note is the beat and there are two beats per measure.
Synonyms[edit]
- (time signature): cut time, cut common time
Adverb[edit]
alla breve (not comparable)
- (music) According to the time signature for which the half note is the beat and there are two beats per measure.
See also[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- Metre (music) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia