alla breve
English
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Etymology
editBorrowed from Italian alla breve (“at the breve”).
Noun
editalla 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
editalla 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
editFurther reading
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Metre (music) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Italian
editAdverb
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