three-quarter time
How waltzes count
Three-quarter time is a musical meter with three beats per measure, the first beat receiving emphasis.
It's the rhythm of waltzes, minuets, and many folk songs—that characteristic ONE-two-three, ONE-two-three pattern.
Also called 3/4 time or waltz time: The band shifted into three-quarter time and couples began to dance.
Seventy-five percent
- tempoRate of musical performance
- beatRhythmic pulse or strike
- measureUnit of quantity
- barDrinking establishment
notation · conducting · downbeat · upbeat · pulse · metronome · cadence · phrasing
Formal 18th-century dance
- mazurkaPolish folk dance
- polkaBouncy partnered folk step
- glideMove with effortless continuity
- twirlRotate rapidly, often playfully
partners · dancers · choreography · graceful · spinning · box step · closed position · rise and fall
3/4
Seventy-five percent
bar · notation · conducting · downbeat · upbeat · pulse · metronome · cadence · phrasing · accentuation
minuet
Formal 18th-century dance
twirl · partners · dancers · choreography · graceful · spinning · box step · closed position · rise and fall · sway
foxtrot
Smooth partner dance
- quickstepFast-paced ballroom dance
- tangoLatin ballroom with sharp stops
- sambaAfro-Brazilian celebratory dance
rumba · cha-cha · jive · pasodoble · standard · bolero · mambo · ballgown · tuxedo · gown
symphony
Extended composition for orchestra
- orchestraLarge instrumental ensemble
- conductorOne who directs musicians
- scoreNumerical standing in competition
composer · movement · allegro · adagio · scherzo · concert · philharmonic · opus · sonata · nocturne
three-quarter timefour-four time
Standard rhythmic framework
common time · 4/4 time · 2/4 time · duple meter · cut time
three, quarter, time, thrice, thirteenth, thirteen, thirty, threefold, threesome