ALLABREVE

Alla breve

In music, alla breve refers to a musical meter notated by the time signature symbol, which is the equivalent of 2/2. Alla breve is a "simple-duple meter with a half-note pulse". Common time, notated with the time signature symbol, is the equivalent of 4/4.

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alla breve

Noun

  1. a time signature when the half note is the beat and there are two beats per measure


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