Illustration of alla breve
alla breve
1 of 2noun
al·la breve ˌa-lə-ˈbrev 
ˌä-lə-ˈbre-(ˌ)vā
ˌä-lə-ˈbre-(ˌ)vā : the sign marking a piece or passage to be played alla breve
also : a passage so marked
alla breve
2 of 2adverb or adjective
: in duple or quadruple time with the beat represented by the half note
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Italian, literally, according to the breve
First Known Use
Noun
circa 1731, in the meaning defined above
Adverb Or Adjective
1740, in the meaning defined above
- market capitalization
- market cross
- market day
- market economy
- market forces
- market garden
- market gardener
- market gardening
- market hunter
- market letter
- market maker
- market order
- market overt
- market pot
- market price
- market research
- market researcher
- market share
- market town
- market value
- market values
- market-ripe
- marketabilities
- marketability
- marketable