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alla breve

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al⋅la bre⋅ve

  [ah-luh brev-ey; It. ahl-lah bre-ve]
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–adverb, adjective Music.
using the half note as the basic time unit; 2/2 time. Symbol:
Also called cut time.
Compare common time.

Origin:
1800–10; < It: in short time, accelerated. See brief
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al·la breve   (āl'ə brěv', ä'lə brěv'ā)   
adv.   & adj. Music
In cut time.

[Italian : alla, according to the + breve, breve.]
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