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Musical ratio of 3:2
In music, hemiola (also hemiolia) is the ratio 3:2. The equivalent Latin term is sesquialtera. In rhythm, hemiola refers to three beats of equal value
Hemiola
Off-beat rhythm
early-19th-century music and is the usual conclusion of any section. A hemiola (the equivalent Latin term is sesquialtera) can also be considered as one
Syncopation
Musical interval
ratio of a perfect fifth is 3:2 (also known, in early music theory, as a hemiola), meaning that the upper note makes three vibrations in the same amount
Perfect_fifth
Music genre
built upon a typical African three-against-two (3:2) cross-rhythm, or hemiola. The piece begins with the bass repeatedly playing 6 cross-beats per each
Jazz
Science fiction novel series by Yoon Ha Lee
arrives on the lunar base. Hemiola turns over Kujen's journals, unaware that Cheris is an intruder. Eventually, Cheris leads Hemiola to the conclusion that
Machineries_of_Empire
Simultaneous use of two or more conflicting rhythms
pedals, ostinato, and melody." Concerning the use of a two-over-three (2:3) hemiola in Beethoven's String Quartet No. 6, Ernest Walker states, "The vigorously
Polyrhythm
Mass composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in Vienna in 1791
measures of hemiola at mm. 50–51. After two orchestral bars (mm. 52–53), the first theme is heard again on the text Juste Judex and ends on a hemiola in mm
Requiem_(Mozart)
Aspect of music
Cross-beat Duration Note value Gatra Groove Half-time Harmonic rhythm Hemiola Homorhythm Iqa' Isorhythm Metric modulation Non-retrogradable rhythm Notes
Rhythm
Pattern used in Latin American music
two, and, ah. The second divides the span of two main beats by three (hemiola): one-ah, two-ah, three-ah. In sub-Saharan rhythm, the four main beats
Tresillo_(rhythm)
contrapuntal line of primary importance, in opposition to Nebenstimme) hemiola (English, from Greek) The imposition of a pattern of rhythm or articulation
Glossary_of_music_terminology
Symphony by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
The third movement is a waltz, with some unusual elements, for example, hemiola and unbalanced phrase structure at the outset of the movement. These elements
Symphony_No._5_(Tchaikovsky)
Composition for chorus and orchestra by Johannes Brahms
an effort to elicit an effect of gasping for breath, Brahms inserts a hemiola over the lyric Wasser von Klippe zu Klippe geworfen. By alternating quarter
Schicksalslied
2002 single by System of a Down
part ("somewhere between the sacred silence and sleep") makes use of a hemiola with the guitar switching to a 3+3+3+3 pattern while the drums remain in
Toxicity_(song)
Music term
Cross-beat Duration Note value Gatra Groove Half-time Harmonic rhythm Hemiola Homorhythm Iqa' Isorhythm Metric modulation Non-retrogradable rhythm Notes
Groove_(music)
Christmas carol of Ukrainian origin
The carol is metrically bistable (which means it is characterized by hemiola, or two different alternating meters), with a listener being able to focus
Carol_of_the_Bells
Drumming ensembles of the Ewe people
three-against-two (3:2), or six-against-four (6:4), also known as a vertical hemiola. The cycle of two or four beats are the main beat scheme, while the triple
Ewe_drumming
Ordered set of classic musical pieces in a concert
compound meter featuring broken contrapuntal textures, characteristic hemiola effects implying 6 4 especially in its formulaic cadences, and bursts of
Suite_(music)
Specific form of polyrhythm
Matrix, p. 21 The cross-rhythmic ratio three-over-two (3:2) or vertical hemiola, is the most significant rhythmic cell found in sub-Saharan rhythms. The
Cross-beat
Song from the musical West Side Story
been called both a hemiola and a habanera but is not really either. The two bar types alternate and are not superposed, as in a hemiola. The alternation
America (West Side Story song)
America_(West_Side_Story_song)
Music of the Ewe people of Ghana, Togo and Benin
three-against-two (3:2), or six-against-four (6:4), also known as a vertical hemiola. The cycle of two or four beats are the main beat scheme, while the triple
Ewe_music
Topics referred to by the same term
hemiola, three in the time of two as variously used in music theory: Sesquialtera commonly describes a tempo proportion in mensural notation Hemiola is
Sesquialtera
American experimental indie rock group
Delusion 7" split w/ Sun City Girls Nuf Sed 1991 Where's Officer Tuba 12" Hemiola Records 1993 Admonishing the Bishops Matador Records 1993 / Bulbous Monocle
Thinking Fellers Union Local 282
Thinking_Fellers_Union_Local_282
Length of time which a note can last
Cross-beat Duration Note value Gatra Groove Half-time Harmonic rhythm Hemiola Homorhythm Iqa' Isorhythm Metric modulation Non-retrogradable rhythm Notes
Duration_(music)
Form of classical music composed for a small group of instruments
Many compositions pose difficulties in coordination, with figures such as hemiolas, syncopation, fast unison passages and simultaneously sounded notes that
Chamber_music
1993 EP by Thinking Fellers Union Local 282
Thinking Fellers Union Local 282 Released 1993 Genre Indie rock Label Hemiola Thinking Fellers Union Local 282 chronology Mother Of All Saints (1992)
Where's_Officer_Tuba
Type of beat-subdividing rhythm in music
referred to as nested tuplets. Tuplets can produce rhythms such as the hemiola or may be used as polyrhythms when played against the regular duration
Tuplet
Cuban music genre
cubano and the Spanish guajira, which was the sesquiáltera or horizontal Hemiola. Its form usually alternates a first section in minor mode, with a second
Guajira_(music)
Spanish musical form, Latin musical form
thought of as a measure of 6 8 followed by a measure of 3 4 (known as hemiola). For dancers, it is commonly viewed with a compas or bar of 6 counts as
Bulerías
1916 Ukrainian song by Mykola Leontovych
magical properties. The traditional Ukrainian text used a device known as hemiola in the rhythm (alternating the accents within each measure from 3 4 to
Shchedryk_(song)
1997 promotional single by Tool
Mainstream Rock chart in August 1997. The song makes extensive use of hemiola, a musical technique in which the emphasis in a triple meter is changed
Ænema
1788 symphony by W. A. Mozart
in keyboard reduction: The minuet begins with an angry, cross-accented hemiola rhythm and a pair of three-bar phrases, as shown in the following piano
Symphony_No._40_(Mozart)
Song popularized by Glenn Miller
arrangement along with MacGregor." In its final form, it is an example of hemiola rhythm. Two copyrights were filed by Joseph Copeland Garland on June 8
In_the_Mood
Form of musical rhythmic structure
Cross-beat Duration Note value Gatra Groove Half-time Harmonic rhythm Hemiola Homorhythm Iqa' Isorhythm Metric modulation Non-retrogradable rhythm Notes
Prolation
1803/1805 composition by Ludwig van Beethoven
moving through other keys with the b motif in canon and interchanged with a hemiola in the dominant, later moving between dominant and tonic. The main theme
Symphony_No._3_(Beethoven)
Musical technique using a repeating pattern
Cross-beat Duration Note value Gatra Groove Half-time Harmonic rhythm Hemiola Homorhythm Iqa' Isorhythm Metric modulation Non-retrogradable rhythm Notes
Isorhythm
American rock band
from 1988-93. In 1995 came the vinyl-only 12" e.p. Non-Stuff on UK-based Hemiola Records. Many consider this to be their finest work, deftly combining their
Uncle_Wiggly_(band)
the rhythmic practices of some Renaissance and medieval composers (see hemiola). Multitemporal music is composed using sound streams that have different
Polytempo
Concert band music
the brass enter playing the first part. This section is in 3 4 and is a hemiola; the brass play as if each measure were divided into two beats, while the
Variations on a Korean Folk Song
Variations_on_a_Korean_Folk_Song
Classical guitar concerto by Joaquín Rodrigo (1939)
of tonic, supertonic, and dominant chords and features a flamenco-like hemiola rhythm. As it repeats several times, the tonic chord's uppermost note gets
Concierto_de_Aranjuez
Motif or phrase repeated throughout a piece of music
the following example, a gyil sounds the three-against-two cross-rhythm (hemiola). The left hand (lower notes) sounds the two main beats, while the right
Ostinato
Cuban and Spanish dance and music genre
superimposes duple and triple accents in cross-rhythm (3:2) or vertical hemiola. This pattern is heard throughout Africa, and in many diaspora musics,
Contradanza
among others, shared a common trait, its characteristic rhythm called Hemiola or Sesquiáltera (in Spain). This rhythm has been described as the alternation
Music_of_Cuba
Suite for military band by Gustav Holst
with the dynamics exceptionally soft. The bass drum and tuba emphasise a hemiola rhythm while a solo euphonium plays the inversion in a minor key. The twelfth
First Suite in E-flat for Military Band
First_Suite_in_E-flat_for_Military_Band
Afro-Cuban musician (1917–2003)
first jazz standard built upon a typical African 3:2 cross-rhythm, or hemiola. The song begins with the bass repeatedly playing 6 cross-beats per each
Mongo_Santamaría
1940 song
Problems playing this file? See media help. Afro-Mexicans Copla (poetry) Hemiola Son mexicano Jáuregui, Jesús (2012). El son mariachero de La Negra. De
El_Son_de_la_Negra
African musical instrument of the lamellophone family
composite melody is an embellishment of the 3:2 cross-rhythm (also known as a hemiola). It is common on African mbira and other lamellophones to have the lowest
Mbira
British band
Dulany) from The Dustdevils they released a single, "Sparky's Note", on Hemiola Records. In 1996 they released their first record on Chemikal Underground
Cha_Cha_Cohen
Bohemian dance
characterized by its rapid tempo and usage of irregular changing rhythms, hemiolas and syncopation. Furiants are usually written in the time signature 3 4
Furiant
Mexican Banda formed in Mazatlán, Sinaloa
the 50s Progression). The meter is usually a 3-4 or a 4-4, but 6-8 or a hemiola between 3-4 and 6-8 is not uncommon. A Bailar de Caballito (1990) (First
Banda_Los_Recoditos
American rock band
school drum lessons. Krakow identified unusual musical elements such as hemiola, decrescendos and ritardandos. Dot wrote lyrics based on her experiences
The_Shaggs
1959 single by Mongo Santamaría
the first jazz standard built on a typical African 3:2 cross-rhythm, or hemiola. The song begins with the bass repeatedly playing six cross-beats per measure
Afro_Blue
the main rhythmic pattern, the vertical hemiola (also characteristic of the contradanza). The vertical hemiola constitutes the most essential element of
Coros_de_clave
Folk music genre from Colombia and Venezuela
cuatro, and maracas, making use of polyrhythmic patterns, especially of hemiola, and alternation of 3 4 and 6 8 meters. It was originally played, most
Joropo
all posterior generic forms… …the Spanish song-dances of sesquiáltera (hemiola) rhythm were the primeval starting point of the evolutionary process from
Cuban_folk_music
Topics referred to by the same term
Perfect fifth, an interval whose frequency ratio is 3 to 2 Triplet (music) Hemiola 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marines This disambiguation page lists articles associated
3/2
American songwriter
format: male-female-both, compound time in the duet section (two using hemiola), and four of the five end with the couple singing the same pitch. In 2005
Jason_Robert_Brown
Rhythmic pattern of striking a hand-held bell or other instrument
Cuban-Congolese rhythm palo. The figure is sometimes referred to as a horizontal hemiola. Three-beat cycle bell patterns There is a category of 12 8 bell patterns
Bell_pattern
Genre of music in Cuba
essential rhythm of the Criolla is the same as that of the Clave, the Vertical Hemiola, which appears consistently in the base part of those songs. The Cuban
Criolla
Musical composition by Mozart
the original A section, this time employing a descending sequence and hemiola, modulating to the relative minor. The C section (bars 137–177), according
Clarinet_Concerto_(Mozart)
Symphony by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
the composer's use of asymmetrical phrases and a Schumannesque play of hemiolas against the normal rhythmic pattern of the first movement. He also notes
Symphony_No._3_(Tchaikovsky)
Collection of waltz songs by Johannes Brahms
syncopation and hemiolas. This begins right away as a subtle hemiola creeps into the first stanza. Waltz 2 broadens this with a hemiola lasting throughout
Liebeslieder_Waltzes_(Brahms)
1990 single by George Michael
C Mixolydian harmony intro and chorus with Afro-Cuban syncopation and hemiola. Stephen Thomas Erlewine from AllMusic named the song a "highlight" from
Freedom!_'90
English guitarist and bassist
Dorrington was also the guitarist of Cha Cha Cohen, recording a single on Hemiola records and an album on Chemikal Underground Records. In 2016, Paul Dorrington
Paul_Dorrington
Periodicity in music developed by sub-Saharan African peoples
time into different fractions at the same time, typically by the use of hemiola or three-over-two (3:2), which Novotney has called the foundation of all
Rhythm_in_Sub-Saharan_Africa
Renaissance court dance
sixes but, like the later courante, often combines 6 4 and 3 2 time, using hemiola to divide the six as 3–3 or as 2–2–2. This rhythm matches the basic steps
Basse_danse
1894 musical works by Johannes Brahms
bars. The second six-bar sub-phrase functions rhythmically as a giant hemiola. This rhythmic gracefulness is opposed by the middle section of the piece
Four Pieces for Piano, Op. 119 (Brahms)
Four_Pieces_for_Piano,_Op._119_(Brahms)
Terms in music theory to characterize scales
reducing perfect value to imperfect and commonly creating the effect called hemiola ... On occasions coloured notes could appear singly to denote imperfect
Diatonic_and_chromatic
Styles of jazz influenced by Latin American music
built upon a typical African three-against-two (3:2) cross-rhythm, or hemiola. The song begins with the bass repeatedly playing 6 cross-beats per each
Latin_jazz
Family of triple metre dances
notated in 3 2, but employing rhythmic and metrical ambiguities (especially hemiola), and had the slowest tempo of all French court dances, described by Mattheson
Courante
Music of the ancient Maya people
has strong European roots, emphasized by the presence of brass bands and Hemiola rhythms. Jaranas are danced to in order to honor patron saints at Christian
Maya_music
Composition for concert band by Robert Russell Bennett
strong hemiola that gives the listener the impression that the work is in 3/4, with two written 3/8 measures to each perceived 3/4 measure. The hemiola abates
Symphonic_Songs_for_Band
Dance and music that originated in Argentina
arrangements. Contemporary Chacarera music is distinguished by its unique hemiola syncopation. Melody lines tend to begin in duple meter (6 8), and conclude
Chacarera
Church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach
initial ritornello already features a hesitant rhythm, with syncopations and hemiolas taking away from the piece's regularity: combined with the use of the alto
Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147
Herz_und_Mund_und_Tat_und_Leben,_BWV_147
Topics referred to by the same term
BC A genus of the eukaryote clade Euglenida An alternative spelling for Hemiola, a musical pattern This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
Hemiolia
1825 composition by Franz Schubert
chordal writing and frequent abrupt changes of register, texture, and key. Hemiola is used extensively – a strong 3 2 pulse pervades the 3 4 scherzo. The
Piano Sonata in D major, D 850 (Schubert)
Piano_Sonata_in_D_major,_D_850_(Schubert)
American indie rock band
Dragg Records (1990) 7-inch Cherry Cherry, TeenBeat Records (TEENBEAT 49)/ Hemiola Records, (03/11/1991) 7-inch Yes, She Is My Skinhead Girl, TeenBeat Records
Unrest_(American_band)
American post-rock/funk band
Lifelike (Southern, April 1998) Answers (Southern, June 2003) The 2-Sided EP (Hemiola, December 1993) Unlike: Remixes Volume 1 (Lunamoth, November 1995), remixes
Ui_(band)
Mexican composer, violinist and pedagogue
harmonies and with propulsive rhythms including frequent syncopation and hemiola. In the early 1960s he adopted a loose form of twelve-tone technique, combined
Manuel_Enríquez
German-Bulgarian DJ and composer (born 1978)
12") The Grand Hemiola (Macro 2011, 2x12") Emptying The Vaults 1 – 3 (Victoriaville 2011, 3x12") Adem EP, (Macro 2012, 12") Ghost Hemiola (Macro 2013, 2x12")
Stefan_Goldmann
1905 musical work by Edward Elgar
semiquavers build from piano to a powerful forte as the piece arrives at a hemiola-infused G major restatement of the Introduction's opening fanfare. Instead
Introduction and Allegro (Elgar)
Introduction_and_Allegro_(Elgar)
Musical notation system used for Renaissance vocal polyphony
Applied to perfect notes (ex. [a–b]), coloration creates the effect of a hemiola: three binary rhythmic groups in the space normally taken up by two ternary
Mensural_notation
1783 composition by W. A. Mozart
49). The remainder of the exposition includes many forte piano dynamics, hemiolas, parallel thirds in the right hand, trills in the right hand, and left
Piano_Sonata_No._12_(Mozart)
Compositions by Franz Schubert
relative major key and back to the tonic. In the B section, a sequence of hemiolas is interrupted by a dramatic interpolation in A♭ major, referencing the
Schubert's_last_sonatas
Composition for organ by Johann Sebastian Bach
before a three bar trio between the upper parts and pedal, leading to a hemiola with a cadence on the tonic A minor (thus, in the baroque musical style
Prelude and Fugue in A minor, BWV 543
Prelude_and_Fugue_in_A_minor,_BWV_543
Venezuelan musician and composer (1917–1986)
Unfailingly melodic and characterized by a distinctive syncopation (created by a hemiola in which two measures of 3/4 become a single measure of 3/2), such music
Antonio_Lauro
American rock band
pop Years active 1983–present Labels Marble Moat, Shimmy Disc, See Eye, Hemiola, Vital Music, Dark Beloved Cloud, Old Gold, Fuzzy Warbles Cassettes Members
Fly_Ashtray
American conductor (1932–1987)
Acclamation. Smith is also recognized for using triplet quarter notes and hemiola techniques in many of his pieces. Taking these two facets in combination
Claude_T._Smith
Term used in Western music and music theory
notes of the same shape; it is thus often found in notation of triplet or hemiola figures. Diminution may also be achieved by a sign of proportion. Thus
Diminution
1824 string quartet by Franz Schubert
is a complex, involuted section with chromatic swirls of triplets and hemiolas that cause the listener to lose all sense of downbeat. This leads into
String Quartet No. 14 (Schubert)
String_Quartet_No._14_(Schubert)
1880 symphony by Antonín Dvořák
a Czech dance, the Furiant. This is a quick dance in triple meter with hemiolas at the beginning of the phrase. The effect is that the movement appears
Symphony_No._6_(Dvořák)
pitches. The cadence of many Santal tunes include a unique version of hemiola—a metric feature in which divisions of 2 and 3 are placed in contrast to
Santal_music
British drummer
1999) The Hit Parade (2CD compilation, Camden Deluxe 2003) Sparky's Note (Hemiola 1994) 538 ep (Chemikal Underground 1995) Spook on the High Lawn (Chemikal
Simon_Smith_(drummer)
of beautiful calypsos, which are characterized use of five against four hemiola, and by long flowing melodic arcs, supported by complex harmonic progressions
Ray_Holman
motifs are more reminiscent of a G minor scale. The song also contains many hemiola rhythms and chromaticisms. Textually, as well as musically, "Tired" and
Four Last Songs (Vaughan Williams)
Four_Last_Songs_(Vaughan_Williams)
1939 musical work by Paul Creston
based on quarter note rhythms, now uses faster sixteenth notes to form hemiolas with triplet rhythms in the saxophone. This development builds to the movement's
Saxophone_Sonata_(Creston)
Music genre
built upon a typical African three-against-two (3:2) cross-rhythm, or hemiola. The song begins with the bass repeatedly playing 6 cross-beats per each
Afro-Cuban_jazz
Austrian violinist
complex runs played by two or more instruments together, cross-rhythms and hemiolas, and difficult harmonies that require special attention to intonation.
Ignaz_Schuppanzigh
Collection of organ compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach
preceding bar in the second section is played as three beats of one minim (a hemiola) and thus provides the new pulse. The third subject is lively and dancelike
Clavier-Übung_III
Belgian musicologist and critic (1784–1871)
thinking can perhaps be seen most clearly in the music of Brahms, where hemiola and mixing of time signatures is a common occurrence. The Italian art song
François-Joseph_Fétis
hollow. Sequences of colored notes can be used to notate triplet rhythms or hemiola effects.[citation needed] In isorhythmic compositions, a composition technique
Color_(medieval_music)
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Girl/Female
Australian, Scandinavian
Of the Ancestors
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Pearl
Girl/Female
African, Bengali, Indian, Sanskrit, Swahili
Peaceful
Boy/Male
Indian
Lover; Romantic; Sharp; Adorer
Girl/Female
African, Arabic, Muslim
Honour; Power; Fame
Boy/Male
Irish Gaelic
Puppy.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Young, Lord Krishna
Boy/Male
Hindu
One with God in maditation
Boy/Male
American, British, English, Latin
To Endure; Contemporary Phonetic Variant of Dante; Enduring
Boy/Male
English French
Servant of the priory.
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HEMIOLA
HEMIOLA
HEMIOLA