alla breven.adv.adj.

Brit.

/ˌalə ˈbreɪvi/,

/ˌɑːlə ˈbreɪvi/,

/ˌalə ˈbrɛvi/,

/ˌɑːlə ˈbrɛvi/,

/ˌalə ˈbreɪveɪ/,

/ˌɑːlə ˈbreɪveɪ/, U.S.

/ˌɑlə ˈbrɛv(ə)/

Origin: A borrowing from Italian. Etymon: Italian alla breve.

Etymology: < Italian alla breve, literally ‘according to the breve’ (early 18th cent. or earlier in musical use) < alla (see à la prep.) + breve breve n.

Music.

A. n.

A time or measure consisting of two or four minim beats in a bar (more fully alla breve time); (also) the time signature indicating this. Cf. breve n. 2, common time n. at common adj. and adv. Compounds 2.Alla breve is usually represented by ₵, 2-2, or 4-2.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > duration of notes > [noun] > specifically by time signature

alla breve1731

measure note1809

alla capella1859

society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > duration of notes > proportion of notes or rhythm > [noun] > specific rhythms

triplac1550

semibreve time1591

common measure1597

common time1597

nonupla1597

triple1597

binary measure1609

triple time1654

treble time1686

ternary measure or time1728

alla breve1731

ribattuta1740

four-four time1826

compound time1848

dotted rhythm1872

six-eight tempo1873

six-four1873

six-eight time1884

six-four time1884

six-two time1884

twelve-eight1884

slow drag1901

two-rhythm1901

three-four1902

sprung rhythm1944

songo1978

one-drop1979

1731 P. Preuller Mod. Musick-master II. Dict. 1/1 Alla Breve, the name of a Movement in Musick whose Barrs consist of two Semibreves or four Minims.

1806 J. W. Callcott Musical Gram. iii. 30 The barred Semicircle is used to denote a quicker Movement, and is called Alla Breve.

1859 Musical Times 9 163/2 This measure is called alla breve, and is sometimes marked with a mere 2.

1879 E. Prout in G. Grove Dict. Music Alla Breve, originally a species of time in which every bar contained a breve or four minims; hence its name... Modern alla breve time simply differs from ordinary common time by being always beaten or counted with two minims in the bar, and therefore is really quick common time.

1945 Music Rev. 6 32 The syncopation with crotchets occurs usually in rather fast-moving pieces in ‘alla breve’.

1988 P. Brett in N. Kenyon Authenticity & Early Music (1991) iv. 88 The preservation of original note values reminds us that alla breve, as reflected in the stile antico of the eighteenth century, was considered an appropriate notation not in need of revision.

2009 W. Duckworth Creative Approach to Music Fund. ii. 38 Common time and alla breve..have been in use since the Middle Ages.

B. adv.

Esp. as a musical direction: in alla breve time.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > duration of notes > proportion of notes or rhythm > [adverb] > type of rhythm

alla breve1740

alla capella1742

a cappella1841

square1960

1740 J. Grassineau tr. S. De Brossard Musical Dict. 21 Marked alla breve, the time is generally beaten by the breve and quick.

1862 Daily News 2 May (Suppl.) 3/2 The piece is brought to an end by a few great chords, ‘alla breve’, uttered with the whole power of the voices and instruments.

1914 A. B. Seligman tr. L. Lehmann My Path through Life 387 It was marked alla breve, which here indicates not a quickened but a calm tempo.

1982 M. Whitall tr. W. Schuh Richard Strauss v. 124 He beat alla breve at a point where the orchestra was accustomed to a crotchet.

2006 R. Monelle Musical Topic 120 A ‘Marche Turke’, in the Berlin library,..would probably have been played alla breve, with two steps to the measure, 75 steps to the minute.

C. adj.

Of a composition, movement, passage, etc.: performed or played in alla breve time; marked for, suited to, or characterized by this.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > piece of music > section of piece of music > [adjective] > passage executed in specific way

alla breve1782

grandioso1787

larghetto1815

spiritoso1824

pomposoa1845

appassionato1869

animato1874

bravuraish1879

alla marcia1880

tutti1884

largamente1893

precipitato1965

1782 C. Burney Gen. Hist. Music II. 506 The Imitation here..has served as a Model to Corelli, in the Alla Breve Fugue of his 1st Concerto.

1888 Birmingham Daily Post 1 Aug. 4/7 This is an alla breve movement in E major.

1966 E. W. White Stravinsky ii. 356 The score is given a unified framework by the recurrence of the Alla breve processional at the beginning of each deal.

2010 D. Schulenberg Music W. F. Bach iv. 140 It is a through-composed contrapuntal fantasia, comparable in style to an alla breve movement.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	alla breve
释义	alla breven.adv.adj. Brit. /ˌalə ˈbreɪvi/, /ˌɑːlə ˈbreɪvi/, /ˌalə ˈbrɛvi/, /ˌɑːlə ˈbrɛvi/, /ˌalə ˈbreɪveɪ/, /ˌɑːlə ˈbreɪveɪ/, U.S. /ˌɑlə ˈbrɛv(ə)/ Origin: A borrowing from Italian. Etymon: Italian alla breve. Etymology: < Italian alla breve, literally ‘according to the breve’ (early 18th cent. or earlier in musical use) < alla (see à la prep.) + breve breve n. Music. A. n. A time or measure consisting of two or four minim beats in a bar (more fully alla breve time); (also) the time signature indicating this. Cf. breve n. 2, common time n. at common adj. and adv. Compounds 2.Alla breve is usually represented by ₵, 2-2, or 4-2. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > duration of notes > [noun] > specifically by time signature alla breve1731 measure note1809 alla capella1859 society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > duration of notes > proportion of notes or rhythm > [noun] > specific rhythms triplac1550 semibreve time1591 common measure1597 common time1597 nonupla1597 triple1597 binary measure1609 triple time1654 treble time1686 ternary measure or time1728 alla breve1731 ribattuta1740 four-four time1826 compound time1848 dotted rhythm1872 six-eight tempo1873 six-four1873 six-eight time1884 six-four time1884 six-two time1884 twelve-eight1884 slow drag1901 two-rhythm1901 three-four1902 sprung rhythm1944 songo1978 one-drop1979 1731 P. Preuller Mod. Musick-master II. Dict. 1/1 Alla Breve, the name of a Movement in Musick whose Barrs consist of two Semibreves or four Minims. 1806 J. W. Callcott Musical Gram. iii. 30 The barred Semicircle is used to denote a quicker Movement, and is called Alla Breve. 1859 Musical Times 9 163/2 This measure is called alla breve, and is sometimes marked with a mere 2. 1879 E. Prout in G. Grove Dict. Music Alla Breve, originally a species of time in which every bar contained a breve or four minims; hence its name... Modern alla breve time simply differs from ordinary common time by being always beaten or counted with two minims in the bar, and therefore is really quick common time. 1945 Music Rev. 6 32 The syncopation with crotchets occurs usually in rather fast-moving pieces in ‘alla breve’. 1988 P. Brett in N. Kenyon Authenticity & Early Music (1991) iv. 88 The preservation of original note values reminds us that alla breve, as reflected in the stile antico of the eighteenth century, was considered an appropriate notation not in need of revision. 2009 W. Duckworth Creative Approach to Music Fund. ii. 38 Common time and alla breve..have been in use since the Middle Ages. B. adv. Esp. as a musical direction: in alla breve time. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > duration of notes > proportion of notes or rhythm > [adverb] > type of rhythm alla breve1740 alla capella1742 a cappella1841 square1960 1740 J. Grassineau tr. S. De Brossard Musical Dict. 21 Marked alla breve, the time is generally beaten by the breve and quick. 1862 Daily News 2 May (Suppl.) 3/2 The piece is brought to an end by a few great chords, ‘alla breve’, uttered with the whole power of the voices and instruments. 1914 A. B. Seligman tr. L. Lehmann My Path through Life 387 It was marked alla breve, which here indicates not a quickened but a calm tempo. 1982 M. Whitall tr. W. Schuh Richard Strauss v. 124 He beat alla breve at a point where the orchestra was accustomed to a crotchet. 2006 R. Monelle Musical Topic 120 A ‘Marche Turke’, in the Berlin library,..would probably have been played alla breve, with two steps to the measure, 75 steps to the minute. C. adj. Of a composition, movement, passage, etc.: performed or played in alla breve time; marked for, suited to, or characterized by this. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > piece of music > section of piece of music > [adjective] > passage executed in specific way alla breve1782 grandioso1787 larghetto1815 spiritoso1824 pomposoa1845 appassionato1869 animato1874 bravuraish1879 alla marcia1880 tutti1884 largamente1893 precipitato1965 1782 C. Burney Gen. Hist. Music II. 506 The Imitation here..has served as a Model to Corelli, in the Alla Breve Fugue of his 1st Concerto. 1888 Birmingham Daily Post 1 Aug. 4/7 This is an alla breve movement in E major. 1966 E. W. White Stravinsky ii. 356 The score is given a unified framework by the recurrence of the Alla breve processional at the beginning of each deal. 2010 D. Schulenberg Music W. F. Bach iv. 140 It is a through-composed contrapuntal fantasia, comparable in style to an alla breve movement. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.adv.adj.1731
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