alla breve

al·la breve

A0205400 (ăl′ə brĕv′, ä′lə brĕv′ā) Music adv. & adj. In cut time.n. The sign indicating that a passage is to be played in cut time.

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[Italian : alla, according to the + breve, breve.]

alla breve

(ˈælə ˈbreɪvɪ; Italian ˈalla ˈbrɛːve) n (Classical Music) a musical time signature indicating two or four minims to a baradj, adv (Classical Music) twice as fast as normal Usual symbol: [C19: Italian, literally: (according) to the breve]

alla breve

twice the speed notes show

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alla breve - a musical time signature indicating two or four half notes to a measuremusical time signature, time signature - a musical notation indicating the number of beats to a measure and kind of note that takes a beat