Beat and Time
Time signatures indicating two beats per bar (whether it is simple or compound) are called duple time; those with three beats to the bar are triple time. To the ear, a bar may seem like one singular beat. For example, a fast waltz, notated in 3
4 time, may be described as being "one in a bar". Terms such as quadruple (4), quintuple (5), and so on are also occasionally used.
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