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duple
[doo-puhl, dyoo-]
adjective
having two parts; double; twofold.
Music.having two or sometimes a multiple of two beats in a measure.
duple meter.
duple
/ ˈːə /
adjective
a less common word for double
music (of time or music) having two beats in a bar
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of duple1
Example Sentences
The first is in duple, the second is in triple feel.
But if it's more comfortable to count "ONE-and-a-Two-and-a-ONE-and-a-Two-and-a," it's probably compound duple meter.
The duple meter laid down by his feet would have knocked against the rhythm of whatever melody or text was running through his mind.
In place of a Scherzo, it features a raucous furiant, a rustic dance that hurtles through constant changes from duple to triple meter.
Asaltarello is a traditional Italian dance, usually in compound duple time.
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