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alla breve Definition


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alla breve
adverb, adj
    1. Played quickly with two beats to the bar instead of four.
noun
    1. A piece of music to be played in this way.
Etymology: 19c: Italian, meaning ‘to the time of the breve', there originally being one breve to the bar.



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