Hybrid Meters Flashcards
why do composers use mixed meters?
they give the musical added rhythmic interest and momentum
what does the top number represent in a hybrid meter?
the number of beats in each measure
what does the bottom number represent in a hybrid meter?
the value of each individual pulse
how would you describe 3/4 meter?
triple meter
has three bests lasting a quarter note
how would you describe 2/4 meter?
duple meter
has two beats lasting a quarter note
what is a trick to help tell the grouping in measures?
look at the bars with accents, see is the accents change for a certain group of notes
looks for changes in then value of notes
what are the groupings in 5/8 meters?
there can be 2+3 and 3+2 groupings
what are mixed meters?
when a music piece has different measures in bars. for example, some measure are in 2/4 and other measures are in 5/8
is 8/8 equal to 4/4 in music? explain you reasoning?
8/8 is equal to 4/4 mathematically, however 8/8 highlights the eighth note pulse
what do mixed measure composition require?
careful and consistent counting by the performer
what is hybrid duple meter?
5/8
there are two beats in each measure one dotted with a count of 3 and one undotted with a count of 2
how can 5/8 be grouped as?
2 +3 or 3+2
what is a hybrid triple meter?
there are three beats in each measure
when is the top number 7 in triple meter?
when there is one dotted beat ( with a count of 3) and two undotted beats (with a count of two)
when is the top number 8 in triple meter?
when there is two dotted beats and one undotted beat
what can the bottom number be in duple, triple and quadruple meter
2,4,8 or 16
what can the grouping order be in 7/8?
2+2+3 (two quarter notes and a dotted quarter not), or 3+2+2 or 2+3+2
what can the grouping be in 8/8?
two dotted quarter notes and a quarter note, a quarter note and two dotted quarter notes, or a dotted quarter note a quarter note then a dotted quarter note
3+3+2, 2+3+3, 3+2+3
what is quadruple meter?
when there are four beats in each bar containing a mixture of dotted and undotted notes
when is the top number 9 in quadruple meter?
when there is one dotted beat ( with a 3 beat count) and three undotted beat ( with a 2 beat count)
when is the top number 10 in quadruple meter?
when there are two dotted beats and two undotted beats
when is the top number 11 in quadruple meter?
with there are three dotted beans and one undotted beat
what are the type of groupings in 9/8 time in quadruple meter?
3+2+2+2, 2+2+2+3, or 2+3+2+2
what are the type of grouping in 10/8 time in quadruple meter?
3+3+2+2, 2+2+3+3, or 2+3+2+3
what are the type of groupings in 11/8 time?
3+3+3+2, 2+3+3+3, or 3+2+3+3
