Alla breve [alla ˈbrɛːve] – also known as cut time or cut common time – is a musical meter notated by the time signature symbol (a C with a vertical line through it), which is the equivalent of 22, though it has been used to denote 42. The term is Italian for "on the breve", originally meaning that the beat was counted on the breve (double whole note).
Alla breve [alla ˈbrɛːve] – also known as cut time or cut common time – is a musical meter notated by the time signature symbol (a C with a vertical line through it), which is the equivalent of 22, though it has been used to denote 42. The term is Italian for "on the breve", originally meaning that the beat was counted on the breve (double whole note).
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