triple rhythm

American  

noun

Prosody.

1. a rhythmic pattern created by a succession of trisyllabic feet.

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Etymology

Origin of triple rhythm

First recorded in 1720–30

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triple rhythm

It was in the passage where, for several pages, every three bars make up a triple rhythm, as shown on the following page.

From Life of Beethoven by Schindler, Anton

The "regularity" of the former rhythm imparts a certain stability and squareness to the entire piece, while triple rhythm is more graceful and circular in effect.

From Lessons in Music Form A Manual of Analysis of All the Structural Factors and Designs Employed in Musical Composition by Goetschius, Percy

The majority of players, however, seeming to hesitate at the moment when, by employing the syncopated form, the triple rhythm clashes with the dual rhythm, require assurance, 8which can be given by easy means.

From The Orchestral Conductor Theory of His Art by Berlioz, Hector

But if this is a marked specimen of Riemann, examine his reading of the phrase wherein Chopin's triple rhythm is supplanted by duple.

From Chopin : the Man and His Music by Huneker, James

It begins, after the introduction, with a double rhythm, the right hand playing a melody in double measure, while the left hand goes on in triple rhythm.

From The Masters and their Music A series of illustrative programs with biographical, esthetical, and critical annotations by Mathews, W. S. B. (William Smythe Babcock)