a series of contrasting sections found in rags and marches, often in duple meter with sixteen-measure themes or sections
Strain
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Jarabe
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traditional Mexican dance form with multiple sections in contrasting meters and tempos, often performed by mariachi ensembles
Sextuple meter
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a compound meter with six beats to every bar
Additive meter
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patterns of beats that subdivide into smaller, irregular groups, for example, 2 + 3 + 2 + 3 = 10; a meter common in certain t…
Anacrusis
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Notation
An anacrusis is a pickup that leads into the first complete bar. In notation, the opening and final measures often complement…
Binary measure
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two beats in a bar or measure
Bolerito
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a triple meter dance but includes only one or two sections or movements as compared with the standard three in a bolero
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…
Clangorous
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containing partials that are not part of the natural harmonic series. Clangorous tones often sound bell like