a perceived stress in music that may also be called a pulse, though beats are more specifically considered as the primary, orienting pulses within a metric pattern.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n\n \n \n
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texture <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
the manner in which the parts or layers of a piece of music relate to one another. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n\n \n \n
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beat division <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
a pulse that is felt at two or three times the speed of the primary pulse within a meter. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n\n \n \n
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simple meter <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
a pattern of stress in which each beat possesses two equal beat divisions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n\n \n \n
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compound meter <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
a pattern of stress in which each beat possesses three equal beat divisions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n\n \n \n
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beat subdivision <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
a pulse below the level of the beat division. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n\n \n \n
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duple meter <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
a meter possessing two beats.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n\n \n \n
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triple meter <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
a meter possessing three beats.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n\n \n \n
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quadruple meter <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
a meter possessing four beats.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n\n \n \n
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downbeat <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
the first beat in a metric pattern, which receives the most accentual weight.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n\n \n \n
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upbeat <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
the final beat within a meter, which usually possesses the least accentual weight of any beat. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n\n \n \n
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tempo <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
the speed of a piece of music or rate at which its beats are perceived.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n\n \n \n
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measure <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
a single, complete instance of a metric pattern that is also known as a bar.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n\n \n \n
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bar <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
a single, complete instance of a metric pattern that is also known as a measure.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n\n \n \n
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bar line <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n