Talk:Double whole note

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Its length is equal four beats in 4/2 time and similarly a whole bar in time signatures where the top number is greater than the bottom (but not more than twice as great).

I don't think I understand the second part of the sentence (from "and similarly"). A note lasting as long as a bar of 12/8, for example, would not be written as a breve, but as a dotted semibreve. 7/4 would be a double-dotted breve. Or am I misunderstanding something? --Camembert

Please rewrite this so it makes sense to you. It's a long time since my music theory lessons and I was having trouble covering the different scenarios. Warofdreams 19:15, 25 Mar 2004 (UTC)

Righto. Just wanted to make sure I wasn't missing something. --Camembert

[edit] alla breve

should an alla breve article redirect here? and if yes, shouldn't be at least mentioned once the term 'alla breve' (which refers to the tempo) see http://www.music.vt.edu/musicdictionary/texta/AllaBreve.html for example Nkour 15:49, 2 Jan 2005 (UTC)

• I can't see why it should. Either an expanded mention in time signature and a redirect there, or a full article on the alla breve would seem more appropriate. Warofdreams 15:09, 4 Jan 2005 (UTC)

I added a mention, because at least it might cause confusion, and its derivation is related to the breve. However, I agree that the page shouldn't redirect here, since I haven't discussed its modern use (and shouldn't, as far as I can see, because that isn't directly related to the breve). Rigadoun 04:49, 20 May 2006 (UTC)