duple

Example Sentences

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The duple meter laid down by his feet would have knocked against the rhythm of whatever melody or text was running through his mind.

From New York Times

In place of a Scherzo, it features a raucous furiant, a rustic dance that hurtles through constant changes from duple to triple meter.

From New York Times

A saltarello is a traditional Italian dance, usually in compound duple time.

From The Guardian

And the mathematical proportions applied to meter changes — two units in duple time equal three in triple time — generally led to slower tempos.

From New York Times

In many bars it is almost impossible to distinguish whether the tune is triple or duple.

From Project Gutenberg