Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In music:
- noun An interval having the ratio 1:1½ or 2:3—that is, a perfect fifth.
- noun A rhythm in which three minims are made equal to a preceding two. Compare
hemiolia . - noun In organ-building, a variety of mixture.
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- noun music Describing a
ratio of 3:2 - noun music An
organ stop that uses two ranks of different pipes
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* Nam quum sesquialtera parte superior esset, praedicat se habere in magna copia liberos: [779] 1
Commentary on Genesis - Volume 2 1509-1564 1996
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-- Ed. [78] Nam quum sesquialtera parte superior esset, praedicat se habere in magna copia liberos.
Commentary on Genesis - Volume 2 1509-1564 1996
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An interesting point about this shanty is that, whether by accident or design, it exhibits a rhythmic device commonly practised by mediæval composers, known as _proportio sesquialtera_.
The Shanty Book, Part I, Sailor Shanties Richard Runciman Terry 1901
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