triple rhythm
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of triple rhythm
First recorded in 1720–30
Example Sentences
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It was in the passage where, for several pages, every three bars make up a triple rhythm, as shown on the following page.
From Project Gutenberg
Triple rhythm or metre, however, implies a more circular and flowing movement.
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Grant was sporting his newly earned 1w plate, and crashed at the end of a triple/triple/triple rhythm section.
From Time Magazine Archive
This dance—or rather, processional march—is always in triple rhythm and based on a definite rhythmic formula: either or .
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The four Scherzos, for passion and eloquence, rank among Chopin's most characteristic works, though it seems impossible to trace a logical correspondence between the former classic meaning of the term "Scherzo" and the contents revealed to us in these poems; save that they are all in triple rhythm, hence on a dance-form basis.
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