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'''Compound meter''' is [[meter]] characterized by 3:1 relationship of the [[beat]] to the subdivided beat (the note receiving the beat in compound meter is always a dotted note).
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In [[music]], '''compound meter''' refers to a meter in which the first subdivision of a beat is into 3.
  
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Some examples of compound meter are 6/8, 9/8, 12/8, and 6/4.
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==See also==
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[[Simple meter]]
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Latest revision as of 15:27, July 28, 2016

In music, compound meter refers to a meter in which the first subdivision of a beat is into 3.

Some examples of compound meter are 6/8, 9/8, 12/8, and 6/4.

See also

Simple meter