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alla breve

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al·la breve  (l brv, äl brv)
adv. & adj. Music
In cut time.
[Italian : alla, according to the + breve, breve.]
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Noun1.alla breve - a musical time signature indicating two or four half notes to a measure
musical time signature, time signature - a musical notation indicating the number of beats to a measure and kind of note that takes a beat
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Although teachers have traditionally turned to fugues from the Well-Tempered Clavier or the Sinfonias to meet this demand, the three alla breve variations are probably better.
Bach's Goldberg Variations demystified by Hall, Cory / American Music Teacher
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