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al·la breve
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Princeton's WordNet
alla brevenoun
a musical time signature indicating two or four half notes to a measure
Wiktionary
alla brevenoun
a time signature when the half note is the beat and there are two beats per measure
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alla breve
Alla breve, also known as cut time, is a musical term indicating a specific time signature that's typically equivalent to two beats per measure, with a half note (minim) getting one beat. In notation, it is often represented by the symbol
Webster Dictionary
Alla breve
with one breve, or four minims, to measure, and sung faster like four crotchets; in quick common time; -- indicated in the time signature by /
Etymology: [It., according to the breve.]
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of alla breve in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of alla breve in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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