Alla Breve (Noun)
Meaning
A musical time signature indicating two or four half notes to a measure.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The composer specified the time signature as alla breve, which gave the music a quicker feel.
- The orchestra struggled to maintain the correct tempo in the alla breve section of the symphony.
- Alla breve time signatures are often used in strong, dramatic passages to emphasize the rhythm.
- The musicologist studied the alla breve notation in the original manuscript to better understand the composer's intentions.
- The alla breve section of the sonata required precise playing to maintain the desired rhythmic drive.