triple time
Three beats per
Triple time is a musical meter with three beats per measure, where the first beat receives the strongest emphasis.
Waltzes are written in triple time, giving them their characteristic one-two-three rhythm: The orchestra struck up a waltz in triple time.
Contrasts with duple time (two beats) and quadruple time (four beats).
Rapid rotating ballroom dance
- ballroomVenue for formal dances
- minuetFormal 18th-century dance
- mazurkaPolish folk dance
- polonaiseCeremonial dance composition
glide · rotation · partners · elegance · grace · gown · tuxedo · ball
Seventy-five percent
- measureUnit of quantity
- barDrinking establishment
- beatRhythmic pulse or strike
- downbeatNegatively toned or dispirited
accent · conducting · notation · score · compound meter · 6/8 · 9/8 · subdivision
Viennese waltz
Rapid rotating ballroom dance
polonaise · glide · rotation · partners · elegance · grace · gown · tuxedo · ball · gala
3/4
Seventy-five percent
downbeat · accent · conducting · notation · score · compound meter · 6/8 · 9/8 · subdivision · barline
allegro
Brisk tempo marking
presto · metronome · rhythm · syncopation · rubato · swing · lilt · pulse · flow · cadence
graceful
Elegant in movement
- liltingPleasantly wavering in pitch
- swayingRhythmic lateral movement
- flowingMoving continuously onward
sweeping · elegant · stately · buoyant · spirited · lyrical · romantic · gentle · swirling · circular
- pay typesbase pay, overtime pay, incentive pay, merit pay, holiday pay
- waltz termsViennese waltz, slow waltz, country waltz