alla breve
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
