Alla Breve Definition
ălə brĕv, älə brĕvā
adjective
In cut time.
American Heritage
noun
The sign indicating that a passage is to be played in cut time.
American Heritage
adverb
In 2/2 time.
Webster's New World
2/2 time, in which the half note receives the beat; cut time.
Webster's New World
Origin of Alla Breve
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It, according to the breve, as it was used in medieval musical notation to indicate a half or a third of the value of the longest note
From Webster's New World College Dictionary, 5th Edition
Italian alla according to the breve breve
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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