three-four time
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The structure of the waltz is little more than movement in three-four time, a very natural human rhythm, so natural you hardly need to think about it.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2024
In the Ravel second half of the program, two waltz-centered scores preceded “Bolero,” which, though a Spanish dance form, also happens to be in three-four time.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 26, 2018
With his heart beating in three-four time, Tackett finished the set, then met Haynes.
From New York Times • Feb. 27, 2015
David plays for Saul in his tent; the music runs in a march in three-four time, soars to the song of the shepherd�the Twenty-Third Psalm.
From Time Magazine Archive
Expressed in modern notation it would mean the interpolation of bars of three-four time in the course of a composition which was in six-eight time.
From The Shanty Book, Part I, Sailor Shanties by Terry, Richard Runciman
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