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hemiola

Rhythmic device based on the ratio 3:2, in which two bars of triple time are articulated in the manner of three bars in duple time. It was much favoured by Brahms, and also by baroque composers for use in passages approaching a cadence.



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My one quibble is that occasionally Westney accents an upbeat gesture--"Carefree" is one example and in "Il Penseroso," his accented eighth note on an offbeat creates a hemiola effect that I do not think was intended by the composer.
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It is a fast waltz and exploits hemiola rhythm in the middle section.
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Initially in triple meter (3/4), hemiola is used in the melody with further meter changes from 314 to 214, 414, and 3/2.
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