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Compound triple: three beats to a bar, each divided by three, the top number being "9" (9 8, 9 16, 9 4) If the beat is divided into two the metre is simple, if divided into three it is compound. If each bar is divided into two it is duple and if into three it is triple. Some people also label quadruple, while some consider it as two duples.
Duple metre (or Am. duple meter, also known as duple time) is a musical metre characterized by a primary division of 2 beats to the bar, usually indicated by 2 and multiples or 6 and multiples in the upper figure of the time signature, with 2 2 , 2 4, and 6 8 (at a fast tempo) being the most common examples.
Simple meters are those whose upper number is 2, 3, or 4, sometimes described as duple meter, triple meter, and quadruple meter respectively. In compound meter, the note values specified by the bottom number are grouped into threes, and the upper number is a multiple of 3, such as 6, 9, or 12. The lower number is most commonly an 8 (an eighth ...
The nature of this combination and division is what determines meter. Music where two beats are combined is in duple meter, music where three beats are combined is in triple meter. Music where the beat is split in two are in simple meter, music where the beat is split in three are called compound meter. Thus, simple duple (2 4, 4
This is a list of musical compositions or pieces of music that have unusual time signatures. "Unusual" is here defined to be any time signature other than simple time signatures with top numerals of 2, 3, or 4 and bottom numerals of 2, 4, or 8, and compound time signatures with top numerals of 6, 9, or 12 and bottom numerals 4, 8, or 16.
Triple meter, such as 3 4, is often counted 1 2 3, while compound meter, such as 6 8, is often counted in two and subdivided "One-and-ah-Two-and-ah" [2] but may be articulated as "One-la-lee-Two-la-lee". [2] For each subdivision employed a new syllable is used. For example, sixteenth notes in 4
The chorus, sung by David Gilmour, starts on two measures of 4/4 before going into 6/8 (or "compound duple meter") for most of the chorus, in a narrative response to the first set of lyrics. There is also one measure of 9/8.
Son and rumba clave in simple meter (duple-pulse) and compound meter (triple-pulse) variants. Play duple son ⓘ, Play triple son ⓘ, Play duple rumba ⓘ, Play triple rumba ⓘ Concerning the role of clave in salsa music, Charley Gerard states: "The clave feeling is in the music whether or not the claves are actually being played."