two beats in a bar or measure
Binary measure
Related Dictionary Terms
Allemand
Shared keywords
French
a dance of German origin with 4 moderate beats to the bar, although sometimes written as two longer beats in a bar, often the…
Allemande
Shared keywords
French
a dance of German origin with 4 moderate beats to the bar, although sometimes written as two longer beats in a bar, often the…
Almain
Shared keywords
French
a dance of German origin with 4 moderate beats to the bar, although sometimes written as two longer beats in a bar, often the…
Almand
Shared keywords
French
a dance of German origin with 4 moderate beats to the bar, although sometimes written as two longer beats in a bar, often the…
Almayne
Shared keywords
French
a dance of German origin with 4 moderate beats to the bar, although sometimes written as two longer beats in a bar, often the…
Anacrusis
Shared keywords
Notation
An anacrusis is a pickup that leads into the first complete bar. In notation, the opening and final measures often complement…
Two-beat
Shared keywords
music in which the first and third beats of each four beat bar (measure) are accentuated, for example, in marches
Binary form
Shared keywords
a musical form made up of two sections sometimes termed A and B