Difference between revisions of "Compound meter"

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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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−	''~~'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)~~.	+	In [[music]], ''compound meter'' refers to a meter in which the first subdivision of a beat is into 3.

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