Alla breve
using the half note as the basic time unit; 2/2 time. symbol: .
historical examples
vogler then gave beethoven a theme of three measures (the scale of c major, alla breve).
the life of ludwig van beethoven, volume ii (of 3) alexander wheelock thayer
noun
a musical time signature indicating two or four minims to a bar
adjective, adverb
twice as fast as normal
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