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Triple metre (or triple meter, also known as triple time) is a musical metre characterized by a ''primary'' division of 3 beats to the bar, usually indicated by 3 (simple) or 9 (compound) in the upper figure of the time signature, with , , and being the most common examples. The upper figure being divisible by three does not of itself indicate triple metre; for example, a time signature of usually indicates compound duple metre, and similarly usually indicates compound quadruple. It is reasonably common in ballads and classical music but much less so in traditions such as rock & roll and jazz. The most common time in rock, blues, country, funk, and pop〔 is quadruple. Although jazz writing has become more adventurous since Dave Brubeck's seminal ''Time Out'', the majority of jazz and jazz standards are still in straight quadruple time . Triple time is common in formal dance styles, for example the waltz, the minuet and the mazurka, and thus also in classical dance music. Movements in triple time characterized the more adventurous approach of 17th- and 18th-century music, for example the Sarabande, which originated in Latin America and appeared in Spain early in the 16th Century, became a standard movement in the suite during the baroque period. The baroque sarabande is commonly a slow triple rather than the much faster Spanish original, consistent with the courtly European interpretations of many Latin dances. Tunes in triple metre tend to be more lyrical and less martial than those in duple meter. Consequently, for example, triple meter is rare in national anthems – the national anthems of the United Kingdom and United States being two notable exceptions. == Triple metre in song == There are many classical works in triple metre. Joseph Haydn's "Farewell" Symphony is an interesting case, as the first three movements are all in triple meter, as is the "farewell" section of the final movement. In hymns and other religious works it is still common, with tunes such as Dave Bilborough's ''Abba, Father'' following from more traditional melodies such as ''Slane'' (adapted form a traditional Irish melody), ''Cloisters'' (written in the 16th Century), and ''Amazing Grace''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Triple metre」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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