alla breve

al·la bre·ve

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ah-luh brev-ey; Italian ahl-lah bre-ve]
- /ˈɑ lə ˈbrɛv eɪ; Italian ˈɑl lɑ ˈbrɛ vɛ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ah-luh brev-ey; Italian ahl-lah bre-ve]
- /ˈɑ lə ˈbrɛv eɪ; Italian ˈɑl lɑ ˈbrɛ vɛ/

Definitions of alla breve words

noun alla breve a musical time signature indicating two or four minims to a bar 3
adjective alla breve twice as fast as normal 3
noun alla breve in 2/2 time 3
noun alla breve 2/2 time, in which the half note receives the beat; cut time 3
noun alla breve (music) a time signature when the half note is the beat and there are two beats per measure. 0

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Origin of alla breve

First appearance:

before 1800

One of the 42% newest English words

1800-10; < Italian: in short time, accelerated. See brief

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Parts of speech for Alla breve

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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alla breve popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 65% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

alla breve usage trend in Literature

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