alla breve
alla breve · alla breves
A time signature for which the half note is the beat and there are two beats per measureA time signature for which the half note is the beat and there are two beats per measure.
Meaning
1 sensesA time signature for which the half note is the beat and there are two beats per measure.
a musical time signature indicating two or four half notes to a measure
Origin
Borrowed from Italian alla breve (“at the breve”).Borrowed from Italian alla breve (“at the breve”).
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Forms
plural: alla breves| Singular | alla breve |
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regular
Synonyms
2 synonymstime signature:cut timecut common time