“ALLA”

The following 10 entries include the term ALLA.

alla breve

noun

: the sign marking a piece or passage to be played alla breve

alla breve

adverb or adjective

: in duple or quadruple time with the beat represented by the half note

alla marcia

adverb (or adjective)

: in march style : like a march used as a direction in music

all-a-mort

adjective

: amort

alla polacca

adverb (or adjective)

: in the manner of a polonaise used as a direction in music

alla prima

noun

: a method of painting in which pigments are laid on in a single application instead of being built up by repeated paintings

alla tedesca

adverb (or adjective)

: in the style of the allemande

: in the style of the Turkish military band

alla zingara

adverb (or adjective)

: in gypsy style used as a direction in music

: in syncopated style used as a direction in music


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