alla breve

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian alla breve (“at the breve”).

Noun

alla breve

  1. (music) A time signature for which the half note is the beat and there are two beats per measure.

Synonyms

  • (time signature): cut time, cut common time

Adverb

alla breve (not comparable)

  1. (music) According to the time signature for which the half note is the beat and there are two beats per measure.

See also

Further reading

Italian

Adverb

alla breve

  1. alla breve
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