ALLA BREVE Meaning of ALLA BREVE in English [ ˌalə'breɪvi , 'brɛveɪ ]■ noun Music a time signature indicating two or four minim beats in a bar.OriginItal., lit. 'according to the breve'. Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004