Difference between revisions of "Simple meter"

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'''Simple meter''' is meter characterized by a 2:1 relationship of the [[beat]] to the subdivided beat (the note receiving the beat in simple meter is always an eighth note, quarter note, or half note).
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In [[music]], '''simple meter''' refers to a meter in which the first subdivision of a beat is into 2.
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==See also==
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[[Compound meter]]
  
 
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Revision as of 00:55, January 1, 2009

In music, simple meter refers to a meter in which the first subdivision of a beat is into 2.

See also

Compound meter