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three-four time

noun

  1. music a form of simple triple time in which there are three crotchet beats to the bar, indicated by the time signature Often shortened tothree-four Also called (esp US and Canadian)three-quarter time
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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The structure of the waltz is little more than movement in three-four time, a very natural human rhythm, so natural you hardly need to think about it.

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Hang-ups fly away in three-four time.

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In the Ravel second half of the program, two waltz-centered scores preceded “Bolero,” which, though a Spanish dance form, also happens to be in three-four time.

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Dudamel found the novel solution of maintaining a sense of continual three-four time over a changing landscape, as though couples kept waltzing on a cruise ship as it sailed over rocky and smooth seas.

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With his heart beating in three-four time, Tackett finished the set, then met Haynes.

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