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Triple time   /trˈɪpəl taɪm/   Listen
Triple time

noun
1.
Musical time with three beats in each bar.





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"Triple time" Quotes from Famous Books



... the crotchets in triple time are in general played by musicians slower than those of common time, and hence minuets are generally pricked in triple time, and country dances generally in common time. So the verses above related, which are analogous to triple time, are generally read slower than those analogous ...
— The Botanic Garden. Part II. - Containing The Loves of the Plants. A Poem. - With Philosophical Notes. • Erasmus Darwin


Words linked to "Triple time" :   musical time


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