a traditional Spanish song in brisk triple time
Petenera
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Perfect time
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in medieval theory, triple time
Polo
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a Spanish folk song syncopated and in simple triple time
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…
Common time
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the time signature 4/4 See common time in Elements of a Musical Score see in Time Signatures
Cut time
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quick duple time in which the half note is given one beat instead of two See cut time in Elements of a Musical Score see in T…
Time Signature
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A symbol placed at the left side of the staff indicating the meter of the composition. See time signature in Elements of a Mu…
Art song
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designed to stand alone and written for the concert hall, rather than a traditional or folk song
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…