Then what is the meter of the third movement of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony?
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Not to be a wise guy, but I call it 3/8. Why disguise it with jargon? It
doesn't help students conceive it differently.
I also second Rob Deemer's point about the significant difference between
fast 3/8 counted in 1 and slow 3/8 counted in 3. Creston's book "Principles
of Rhythm" delves into thi
Peter,
Not wanting to start up a huge discussion of metrical opinions on the list, I
would suggest that 3/8 can be described either with "compound single" (a
little unorthodox perhaps, but understandable) and "simple triple", depending on
what tempo the meter is performed at. If it is a fast te
