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- In music, hemiola (also hemiolia) is the ratio 3:2. The equivalent Latin term is sesquialtera. In rhythm, hemiola refers to three beats of equal value...
- early-19th-century music and is the usual conclusion of any section. A hemiola (the equivalent Latin term is sesquialtera) can also be considered as one...
- ratio of a perfect fifth is 3:2 (also known, in early music theory, as a hemiola), meaning that the upper note makes three vibrations in the same amount...
- built upon a typical African three-against-two (3:2) cross-rhythm, or hemiola. The piece begins with the b**** repeatedly playing 6 cross-beats per each...
- contrapuntal line of primary importance, in opposition to Nebenstimme) hemiola (English, from Gr****) The imposition of a pattern of rhythm or articulation...
- pedals, ostinato, and melody." Concerning the use of a two-over-three (2:3) hemiola in Beethoven's String Quartet No. 6, Ernest Walker states, "The vigorously...
- two, and, ah. The second divides the span of two main beats by three (hemiola): one-ah, two-ah, three-ah. In sub-Saharan rhythm, the four main beats...
- measures of hemiola at mm. 50–51. After two orchestral bars (mm. 52–53), the first theme is heard again on the text Juste Judex and ends on a hemiola in mm...
- Matrix, p. 21 The cross-rhythmic ratio three-over-two (3:2) or vertical hemiola, is the most significant rhythmic cell found in sub-Saharan rhythms. The...
- Dulany) from The Dustdevils they released a single, "Sparky's Note", on Hemiola Records. In 1996 they released their first record on Chemikal Underground...