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Clockwork device, invented by Johann Mälzel in 1814, using a sliding weight to regulate the speed of a pendulum to assist in setting tempo, particularly in music. It is now largely superseded by silent digital display devices.



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Metronomes are musical devices that produce regulated aural, visual or tactile sound beats or ticks.
You can use metronomes that are available for free online and save yourself the cost of investing in one of them.
Brady helped create more portable metronomes, even one that would rest behind the ear like a hearing aid, so as to be portable and not evident (Am.
 
 
 
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