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sesquialtera

In musical notation, short for pars sesquialtera, ‘a quantity 1 1/2 times as much’; in mensural notation (the notation indicating the exact value of notes) the proportion is 3:2. See also proportion.
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12, "Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt," containing the only triple sections notated by Schutz at the minim level instead of the semibreve level, under the time signature "3"; here a sesquialtera interpretation, as Kuster notes (p.
Music reviews by Scott, Darwin F. / Notes
Newcomb interprets all signs of triple meter as sesquialtera proportions (three notes in the time of two) without comment.
Complete Unaccompanied Madrigals by DeFord, Ruth I. / Notes
26), for instance, includes a refrain to the Latin words "Pari jugo dulcis tractus," at which point Byrd introduces sesquialtera successively in all five parts.
William Byrd by Turbet, Richard / Notes
 
 
 
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