the Argentinean samba, a passionate musical style, originating in the streets and brothels of Buenos Aires, Argentina, marked by strong syncopation and dotted rhythmic figures, in simple duple (2/4) time and, when danced, performed by a couple
Tango
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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…
Trepak
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a simple duple time popular Cossack dance
Bergamasca
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Italian
a sixteenth and seventeenth century dance originally from Bergamo, then in simple duple time, but now associated with a wider…
Bergamasque
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French
a sixteenth and seventeenth century dance originally from Bergamo, then in simple duple time, but now associated with a wider…
Bergomask
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German
a sixteenth and seventeenth century dance originally from Bergamo, then in simple duple time, but now associated with a wider…
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…
Alla breve
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cut time; used for quick duple time in which the half note is given one beat instead of two