On 2023-01-18 1:23 am, Paul Hodges wrote:
As for alternatives, I suppose dyadic will do; but irregular is certainly wrong - there is no reason for an irrational tempo to be irregular, in fact, anything that can be expressed as a time signature is being given a regular definition.
Church hymnary already uses the term "irregular meter" to describe hymns that have no consistent metrical structure. ("Peculiar meter" is also used.) Though to be clear, there one is talking about the poetry and verse as opposed to musical structures such as measures. However, as there is a practical connection between texts and tunes, it might be best to avoid confusion with overloaded terms that span the topics.
-- Aaron Hill
