a triple meter dance but includes only one or two sections or movements as compared with the standard three in a bolero
Bolerito
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Bolero
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Spanish dance in 3/4 time; Cuban dance derived from the Spanish bolero, initially into 2/4 time then eventually into 4/4, but…
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…
Canari
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very fast gigue like dance, in triple or duple compound meter, with a 'skipping' feel
Cent
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logarithmic unit used when measuring the difference between two pitches in an equal tempered scale; one cent is one one hundr…
Chacarrá
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fandango dance from Tarifa, in southern Spain, performed by two women and one man
Chachachá
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considered to be the first chachachá, in 1953. As a dance, cha cha became popular in the 1950s and 1960s and is descended fro…
Hemiola
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rhythmic pattern where two notes are played in the time allotted to three or where three notes are played in the time allotte…
Hemiolia
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rhythmic pattern where two notes are played in the time allotted to three or where three notes are played in the time allotte…