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Alla breve

Alla breve Meaning & Definition
Alla breve Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Alla breve?

[n] a musical time signature indicating two or four half notes to a measure

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See Also | musical time signature | time signature

Alla breve In Webster's Dictionary

\Al`la bre"ve\ [It., according to the breve.] (Old Church Music) With one breve, or four minims, to measure, and sung faster like four crotchets; in quick common time; -- indicated in the time signature by ?.

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