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alla breve definition

alla breve (ä′lä brā′vā)

  1. in 2/2 time: often used as a musical direction
  2. 2/2 time, in which the half note receives the beat; cut time

Etymology: It, according to the breve

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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