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Definition of: alla breve
(ä′lə brev′ä, Ital. äl′lä brā′vā) Music
A measure of duple or quadruple time in which the beat is represented by the half note: performed twice as quickly as common time. Symbol C. [ <Ital., lit., according to the breve]
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