Compound Meter |
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Compound meters are those in which the beat unit subdivides into three parts. In each of the meters shown above, the dotted quarter receives the beat. |
More examples:
Bach, French Suite in G major, Gigue
Schumann. Frauenliebe und Leben
Bernstein, West Side Story, "America"
YouTube examples:
Meredith Wilson, Music Man, Seventy-Six Trombones
Bernstein, West Side Story, America