How many minims make one breve?
Alla breve common time. (Common time, notated with the time signature symbol , is the equivalent of . It uses a quarter note (or crotchet) beat and there are four per bar.) In contemporary usage "alla breve" suggests a fairly quick tempo. Thus, it is used frequently for military marches. From about 1600 to 1900 its usage with regard to tempo varied, so it cannot always be taken to mean a quick tempo. The reason for the usage of "alla breve" is to allow the musician to read notes of short duration more cleanly with fewer beats. Prior to 1600 the term
Alla breve the same meaning as "alla breve". It sometimes had other functions, including non-mensural ones. The following is an example with the same rhythm notated in and in : Alla breve Alla breve is a musical meter notated by the time signature symbol (a C with a vertical line through it), which is the equivalent of . The term is Italian for "on the breve", originally meaning that the beat was counted on the breve. "Alla breve" is a "simple-duple meter with a half-note pulse". The note denomination which represents one beat in is the minim or half-note. There are two