alla breve – Definition in music

Definition of the Italian term alla breve in music:

cut time (time signature where the half note is the beat, such as 2/2, 3/2 and 4/2)

Language

Italian

Italian musical terms that include alla breve:

tempo alla breve – alla breve

Music scores that include alla breve:

Ferruccio Busoni: String Quartet No. 2 (1887) Page 1

Italian musical terms related to alla breve:

alla – at the, to the, in the, in the style of, in the ma...
breve – brief, short...
tempo alla semibreve – common time, 4/4 time
tempo composto – compound time
tempo maggiore – alla breve
tempo ordinario – common time, 4/4 time...