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hemiola

/hem-ee-oh-luh/US // ˌhɛm iˈoʊ lə //UK // (ˌhɛmɪˈəʊlə) //

鹤鸣岛,鹤顶红,鹤鸣,鹤鸣堂

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Music.

    • : a rhythmic pattern of syncopated beats with two beats in the time of three or three beats in the time of two.

Examples

  • Music aficionados recognize this rhythm as a triplet or “hemiola”: the playing of two different musical patterns simultaneously.