Definition of alla breve in English:

alla breve

noun ˌalə ˈbreɪviˈbrɛveɪˌälə ˈbrāvē

Music

A time signature indicating two or four minim beats in a bar.
Example sentencesExamples
- During the first half of the eighteenth century, German theorists and composers regarded the stately 4/4 frequently employed in fugues as a notational variant of large alla breve.
- The Fuga alla breve appears at the end of Part I, suggesting that it serves as the capstone of the ‘basic course.’
- All the alla breve movements of the Mass really are played here alla breve.
- Another scherzo arabesque contrasts with the sombre seventh canon, which in turn joins on to the alla breve variation.
- The old complete edition, which altered several of Mozart's tempo markings arbitrarily, transformed the alla breve in the first movement of the Concerto in F major K.459 into 4/4 time.

Origin

Italian, literally 'according to the breve'.

Definition of alla breve in US English:

alla breve

nounˌälə ˈbrāvē

Music

A time signature indicating 2 or 4 half-note beats in a bar.
Example sentencesExamples
- The old complete edition, which altered several of Mozart's tempo markings arbitrarily, transformed the alla breve in the first movement of the Concerto in F major K.459 into 4/4 time.
- The Fuga alla breve appears at the end of Part I, suggesting that it serves as the capstone of the ‘basic course.’
- Another scherzo arabesque contrasts with the sombre seventh canon, which in turn joins on to the alla breve variation.
- All the alla breve movements of the Mass really are played here alla breve.
- During the first half of the eighteenth century, German theorists and composers regarded the stately 4/4 frequently employed in fugues as a notational variant of large alla breve.

Origin

Italian, literally ‘according to the breve’.

单词	alla breve
释义	Definition of alla breve in English: alla breve noun ˌalə ˈbreɪviˈbrɛveɪˌälə ˈbrāvē Music A time signature indicating two or four minim beats in a bar. Example sentencesExamples During the first half of the eighteenth century, German theorists and composers regarded the stately 4/4 frequently employed in fugues as a notational variant of large alla breve. The Fuga alla breve appears at the end of Part I, suggesting that it serves as the capstone of the ‘basic course.’ All the alla breve movements of the Mass really are played here alla breve. Another scherzo arabesque contrasts with the sombre seventh canon, which in turn joins on to the alla breve variation. The old complete edition, which altered several of Mozart's tempo markings arbitrarily, transformed the alla breve in the first movement of the Concerto in F major K.459 into 4/4 time. Origin Italian, literally 'according to the breve'. Definition of alla breve in US English: alla breve nounˌälə ˈbrāvē Music A time signature indicating 2 or 4 half-note beats in a bar. Example sentencesExamples The old complete edition, which altered several of Mozart's tempo markings arbitrarily, transformed the alla breve in the first movement of the Concerto in F major K.459 into 4/4 time. The Fuga alla breve appears at the end of Part I, suggesting that it serves as the capstone of the ‘basic course.’ Another scherzo arabesque contrasts with the sombre seventh canon, which in turn joins on to the alla breve variation. All the alla breve movements of the Mass really are played here alla breve. During the first half of the eighteenth century, German theorists and composers regarded the stately 4/4 frequently employed in fugues as a notational variant of large alla breve. Origin Italian, literally ‘according to the breve’.
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