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Meanings of extra-metric groupings in English

Russian
особые виды ритмического деления
Portuguese
quiáltera
Spanish
grupos artificiales
Catalan
grups artificials

Any rhythm that divides the beat into a different number of equal subdivisions than those permitted by the time-signature.

      особые виды ритмического деления
      Synonyms
      Examples for "tuplet"
      Examples for "tuplet"
      1
      Just like the other two, Tuplet is also physically demanding, and Ekman expects the best from the dancers.
      Radio NZ
      2
      Tuplet was created for Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet and Episode 31 for the graduating dance students at Juilliard.
      Radio NZ
      1
      I am not used to being dropped on the flat from a gruppetto.
      The Guardian
      2
      For the turn (gruppetto) and the appoggiatura he recommended the great Italian singers as models.
      Frederick Chopin, as a Man and Musician — Volume 2
      1
      This artificial division of humankind into seven days is not necessary.
      Dayworld Breakup
      2
      Every artificial division, which is strongly marked, and which frequently recurs, has the same tendency.
      Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 1
      3
      Hitherto I have spoken of South Africa as a natural whole, ignoring its artificial division into Colonies and States.
      Impressions of South Africa
      4
      Make use of time-wholes, space-wholes, and organic-wholes, but avoid making artificial divisions.
      A Guide to Methods and Observation in History / Studies in High ...
      5
      A date rack was proof that the Editor is not superior to the artificial divisions of time.
      Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, Jan. 1, 1919
      1
      The phalanstery and the familystery do not take this into account, or else they endeavour to supply this need by artificial groupings.
      The Conquest of Bread
      1
      The low potassium must have tripped her heart into a fatally irregular rhythm.
      Every patient tells a story: medical mysteries and the art of di...
      2
      There was a certain irregular rhythm to it, a familiar rhythm.
      Operation Terror
      3
      It had an odd, irregular rhythm, as if it were being played backward.
      Death Mask
      4
      Her thighs parted slightly; her heart beat in an irregular rhythm.
      Haunted
      5
      It was faint, with an irregular rhythm in it.
      Operation Terror
      Translations for extra-metric groupings