six-eight time

British  

noun

1. Often shortened to: six-eight.  music a form of compound duple time in which there are six quaver beats to the bar, indicated by the time signature

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Example Sentences

In three-four time, six eighth notes may have one hook, but in six-eight time they should preferably have separate hooks of three eighth notes each.

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That solemn narrative in six-eight time in B flat, where had he heard it?

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The alto then takes up a larghetto in six-eight time, key D minor.

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For there was a seeming confusion of three-four time with six-eight time.

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He seems to have had difficulty in differentiating between long measured notes and unmeasured pauses; between the respective meanings of three-four and six-eight time; between modal and modern tunes; and between the cases where irregular barring was or was not required.

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