duple
Americanadjective
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having two parts; double; twofold.
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Music. having two or sometimes a multiple of two beats in a measure.
duple meter.
adjective
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a less common word for double
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music (of time or music) having two beats in a bar
Etymology
Origin of duple
1535–45; < Latin duplus double
Example Sentences
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The duple meter laid down by his feet would have knocked against the rhythm of whatever melody or text was running through his mind.
From New York Times ● Oct. 19, 2018
As Mario jumps from platform to platform—a stunt that causes real anxiety in players—the music mixes percussive triplets with a syncopated duple melody.
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2015
And the mathematical proportions applied to meter changes — two units in duple time equal three in triple time — generally led to slower tempos.
From New York Times ● Jan. 3, 2013
A typical Joplin rag has a disciplined arrangement of repeats and returns not unlike that of the march, and a similar duple tune signature.
From Time Magazine Archive
For example, if the meter of the music feels like "strong-weak-strong-weak," it is in duple meter. "strong-weak-weak-strong-weak-weak" is triple meter, and "strong-weak-weak-weak" is quadruple.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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