three-quarter time
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Yes, he wrote a saraband in its traditional three-quarter time, but it’s suspended, its feet hovering above the ground with a patient, forlorn, undanceable tune, played by Katia with sensitivity.
From New York Times ● Apr. 28, 2022
"It's gone, Fernando, it's gone," Scully says as the crowd roars, a phrasing Sampson says came in three-quarter time, like a waltz ... 1-2-3, 1-2-3, 1-2-3.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 4, 2016
It’s London in the Blitz and we go to three-quarter time with the 49ers on 10 points and the Vikings on no points.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 15, 2015
The program — which includes operetta numbers, polkas and immortal Strauss dance tunes in three-quarter time — “makes you happy and joyful,” says Gösch, 32.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 24, 2014
Now, after what he called a little skirmishing, he read that the Barnable Mills had been running on three-quarter time all winter.
From Hope Mills or, Between Friend and Sweetheart by Douglas, Amanda Minnie
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