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Meaning of "alla breve" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ALLA BREVE

Italian, literally: (according) to the breve.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ALLA BREVE

alla breve  [ˈælə ˈbreɪvɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ALLA BREVE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Alla breve can act as a noun, an adjective and an adverb.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES ALLA BREVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

alla breve

Alla breve

In music, alla breve refers to a musical meter notated by the time signature symbol , which is the equivalent of 2/2. Alla breve is a "simple-duple meter with a half-note pulse". Common time, notated with the time signature symbol, is the equivalent of 4/4.

Definition of alla breve in the English dictionary

The definition of alla breve in the dictionary is a musical time signature indicating two or four minims to a bar. Other definition of alla breve is twice as fast as normal.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ALLA BREVE


agave
əˈɡeɪvɪ
cavie
ˈkeɪvɪ
cavy
ˈkeɪvɪ
clavie
ˈkleɪvɪ
Davy
ˈdeɪvɪ
gravy
ˈɡreɪvɪ
mavie
ˈmeɪvɪ
navy
ˈneɪvɪ
shavie
ˈʃeɪvɪ
slavey
ˈsleɪvɪ
wavey
ˈweɪvɪ
wavy
ˈweɪvɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ALLA BREVE

all-wheel drive
all-wheel-drive
all-year-round
all´ottava
alla prima
Allah
Allahabad
Allahu Akbar
Allan-a-Dale
allanite
allantoic
allantoid
allantoidal
allantoin
allantois
allargando
allative
allay
allayer
allayment

WORDS THAT END LIKE ALLA BREVE

achieve
believe
breve
Congreve
eve
grieve
half-sleeve
leve
make believe
make-believe
neve
nieve
pareve
reeve
relieve
retrieve
semibreve
sieve
sleeve
yestereve

Synonyms and antonyms of alla breve in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «alla breve» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ALLA BREVE

Find out the translation of alla breve to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of alla breve from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «alla breve» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

阿拉杆菌
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

breve alla
570 millions of speakers

English

alla breve
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अल्ला breve
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

علاء بريف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

алла бревис
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

alla breve
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অ্যালা বভভ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

alla breve
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Alla breve
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

alla breve
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

アラブレーベ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

알라 브레 베
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Alla breve
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

alla breve
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எல்லாம் பிரேவ்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अॅला ब्रॉव्ह
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Alla breve
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

alla breve
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

alla breve
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Алла Бревіс
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

alla breve
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

alla breve
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Alla breve
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Alla breve
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

alla breve
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of alla breve

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ALLA BREVE»

The term «alla breve» is regularly used and occupies the 93.160 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ALLA BREVE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about alla breve

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ALLA BREVE»

Discover the use of alla breve in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to alla breve and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Alla Breve; from Bach to Debussy
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Carl Engel, 2011
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A Creative Approach to Music Fundamentals
The center of the tools Common Time and Alla Breve In addition to the time signatures in simple meter that we have seen so far, you will encounter two others. These are called common time and alla breve, and both have been in use since the ...
William Duckworth, 2012
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Meter in Music, 1600-1800: Performance, Perception, and Notation
Carl Dahlhaus offers an explanation of this reversal: Die Tripla maior <^3/1 setzt einen Tactus alla breve voraus und ist nach der Regel des Christoph Praetorius zu interpretieren, bedeudet also, dass drei Semibreven einen Tactus alla breve ...
George Houle, 1999
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Music as Discourse : Semiotic Adventures in Romantic Music: ...
... 147–156 158–188 188–198 199–202 203–206 207–213 213–221 221–225 225–234 235–241 239–247 247–250 251–255 255–259 259–269 Topical references alla breve, galant alla breve, cadenza, messanza figures alla breve, stretto, ...
Kofi Agawu, 2008
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Alla Breve; from Bach to Debussy
Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Engel Carl 1883-1944, HardPress, 2013
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Classical and Romantic Performing Practice 1750-1900
The last two signs are frequently used also for the large alla-breve measure [i.e. 2 / 1]. The 2/ 2 measure also is sometimes called alla-breve measure, by the by it would be well always to distinguish it from the above mentioned large, proper ...
Clive Brown, 2004
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Cengage Advantage Books: A Creative Approach to Music ...
These are called common time and alla breve, and both have been in use since the Middle Ages. In common time, the symbol 0 is used to indicate a 2 meter. Music written with either time signature is counted exactly the same. If the e of ...
William Duckworth, 2008
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Bach: The Goldberg Variations
22 Jupiter (in alla breve or antique style, patriarchal) No. 25 Saturn (melancholy intimations of transience and mortality) No. 28 Fixed stars (twinkling, so that theme-inversion — star-reflection) As often w ith interpretations of Bach, this one  ...
Peter Williams, 2001
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Performance Practices in Classic Piano Music: Their ...
Often as important as the faster half note in alla breve was the changed character of the movement, for this is what truly differentiated it from C in performance. Prevalence of half notes would suggest a heavier (more emphatic and fully held)  ...
Sandra P. Rosenblum, 1988
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Theory of Musical Composition: Treated with a View to a ...
The \ measure also is sometimes called alla-breve measure; by the by, it would be well always to distinguish it from the above mentioned large, proper alla-breve measure, by the additional appellation of small alla-bme measure. * § LVI.
Gottfried Weber, James Franklin Warner, 1846

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ALLA BREVE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term alla breve is used in the context of the following news items.
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RACHMANINOV: Piano Concerto No. 2; Piano Concerto No. 3 in d …
Acrobatically and often martially syncopated and deftly variegated, the color momentum of Alla breve finale never fails to engage the aural ... «Audiophile Audition, Jun 15»
2
Letter: Thank you, Maestro
I will never forget how my heart raced during the Finale alla breve of Rachmaninoff's Third Piano Concerto, as played by Yefim Bronfman, one ... «Ottawa Citizen, Jun 15»
3
Destiny Il Casato dei Lupi – Recensione
Tralascio volutamente i prodromi narrativi che portano all'apertura dell'Atollo come nuova area social e alla breve campagna che ci vede alle ... «Gamesvillage, May 15»
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BRAHMS: Serenades No. 1 in D Major & No. 2 in A Major …
Chailly takes the tempo, Allegro moderato as alla breve, so once more the music does not drag. The Gewandhaus capacity for a singing line ... «Audiophile Audition, May 15»
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Death of a Rubinstein protégé, aged 64
Allegro non tanto | Intermezzo | Alla breve. Soloist : Jo Alfidi Orchestra : National Orchestra of Belgium Conductor : René Defossez. Reply. «Slipped Disc, Feb 15»
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BUSONI: Late Piano Music [TrackList follows] – Marc-André Hamelin …
Preludio: Allegro festivo from Book 2 'On scale-derived forms'. Preludio (without the third finger): Moderato alla breve from Book 5 'Trills'. «Audiophile Audition, Nov 14»
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ROWAN OPERA OFFERS BRIEF GLIMPSES OF GREAT OPERATIC …
Entitled Opera alla breve, and presented under the direction of acclaimed artists Marian Stieber and Jon Garrison, the performance includes ... «New Jersey Stage, Nov 14»
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Stravinsky, lap dancers, and all that jazz open New World …
Oboist Kevin Pearl's supple, gracefully neoclassical melodies spun the Moderato alla breve's unifying motive out angularly into pungent ... «South Florida Classical Review, Oct 14»
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Keyboard Revolutions at Music@Menlo
The tempo of the movement is a controversial topic among pianists, but I stand firmly on the side of interpreting the piece alla breve, meaning ... «San Francisco Classical Voice, Aug 14»
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Don't call your mother: She deserves more. Here are Weekender's …
A free show by Bel Canto and Alla Breve will precede the children's choir at 5 p.m.. Or if you want to get an early start to the holiday, check out ... «Casper Star-Tribune Online, May 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Alla breve [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/alla-breve>. May 2024 ».
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