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alla breve
[ ah-luh brev-ey; Italian ahl-lah bre-ve ]
adverb
, Music.
- using the half note as the basic time unit; 2/2 time. :
alla breve
/ ˈælə ˈbreɪvɪ; ˈalla ˈbrɛːve /
noun
- a musical time signature indicating two or four minims to a bar
adjective
- twice as fast as normal
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Word History and Origins
Origin of alla breve1
1800–10; < Italian: in short time, accelerated. See brief
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Word History and Origins
Origin of alla breve1
C19: Italian, literally: (according) to the breve
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Example Sentences
Vogler then gave Beethoven a theme of three measures (the scale of C major, alla breve).
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