two-beat

[ too-beet ]

/ ˈtuˌbit /

having four beats to the measure with the second and fourth beats accented: two-beat jazz.

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A similar diversity of the individual records occurred in the two-beat rhythms.
Harvard Psychological Studies, Volume 1|Various
He does not enter into the details of the rhythm of the verse, except by pointing out the two-beat cadence of each section.
A History of English Versification|Jakob Schipper
There are two main classes of simple measures, two-beat measure, and three-beat measure.
Music Notation and Terminology|Karl W. Gehrkens
Somewhat later, W. Wackernagel declared himself in favour of the two-beat theory for all Teutonic alliterative verse.
A History of English Versification|Jakob Schipper

A five-beat measure (quintuple) is a compound measure comprising a two-beat and a three-beat one.
Essentials in Conducting|Karl Wilson Gehrkens