in medieval theory, triple time
Perfect time
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Common time
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the time signature 4/4 See common time in Elements of a Musical Score see in Time Signatures
Cut time
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quick duple time in which the half note is given one beat instead of two See cut time in Elements of a Musical Score see in T…
Time Signature
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A symbol placed at the left side of the staff indicating the meter of the composition. See time signature in Elements of a Mu…
Broken time
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the interposition of short sections (general only a bar or two) in a contrasting time signature; unusual time signatures that…
Hornpipe
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a lively dance resembling a jig in triple time in the early sixteenth century, and in 4/4 time from the mid eighteenth centur…
Triple time
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a time signature in which each measure has three beats
Petenera
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a traditional Spanish song in brisk triple time
Polacca
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Italian
a stately simple triple time Polish dance from the sixteenth century