EGAVE

hemiola

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Meaning

  1. noun The articulation of two bars in triple time as if they were three bars in duple time.

Similar words

hemitone half-time compound duple triple time double time semiditone quasihemidemisemiquaver semidemisemiquaver demisemihemidemisemiquaver compound time

Often followed by

in rhythm and is pattern effect rhythms patterns that

Word family

hemiolas

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