all' improvviso

It. (all im-pro (v)-ve'-zo) be sung as semibreves. Originally all' improv vista (all im-pro (v)-ve-sta) each measure was equal in value to a It. breve, and usually contained two In improvised style: without prep a whole notes, or four half notes. But ration; extemporaneously. Second two-one and four-two time are freform obsolete. quently called great ali a breve time, all' ottava (all 6t-ta'-va) It. since modern composers have divided In the octave (eighth). It is fret he original measure into two, each quently found in orchestral scores, in equal to a semibreve (whole note). dicating that one part is to be played This second or derived species of ali a an octave higher or lower than anbreve time is also called a cappella. other. It also appears in figured It usually contains two half notes ba es, signifying that the upper parts or four quarter notes with but two double the ba in octaves. Abbr. all' beats to the measure. The sign for ott., all' ova., all' 8va. ali a breve time has gone through all' ottava alt a (all 6t-ta-va al'-ta' )It. several changes /t\ fl"^ f* In the higher octave, or an octave and is now written ^r * ^—l—st ^ above. Indicating that the note or notes so marked should be rendered aliaIn caccia an octave higher than they are written. hunting(al'-la style,kat'-cha) It. It is seldom found, however, its place ali a camera (al-la ka-me-ra) It. being taken by all' ottava, all' 8va., or In the style of, suitable to, the 8va., placed above the staff, and usuchamber: as chamber music. ally followed by dots (8va ) to ali a show how long the notes continue in See madre madre (al'-la ali a. ma'-dre) It. the higher octave. To avoid mistakes ali a marcia (al'-la mar'-cha) It. the word loco is usually added over In the style of a march. the note at which the pitch is again ali a mente (al'-la men'-te) It. rendered as written. From the mind; improvised; extem-