Klindworth rightfully slurs theduple group of eighths; Kullak tries for the same effect by different means.
The simple duple measure, so naturally ornamented, is nobly, broadly melodious.
Sidenote: The Old Problem of Duple Time Against Triple] [Illustration] How should the above-quoted notes be brought in with the lower triplets?
The short couplet in duple iambic-trochaic movement has proved its worth by its long history and the variety of its uses.
The general rhythm of the whole sonnet of which these two lines are the beginning is plainly duple rising, or iambic.
Of duple measure, the march and polka are familiar examples; of triple measure, the waltz and mazurka.
In duple rhythm the accent is followed by one unaccented or lighter beat, so that regular alternation of heavy and light pulses prevails incessantly.
This dynamic distinction it is that gives rise to the two fundamental classes of rhythm, the duple and triple.
In noting down in the table the findings under this head, I have put down under each song, not the number of duple or triple or quadruple groups in the song, but rather the number of "changes" which occur.
In the latter part of the song there are a number of changes between duple and triple rhythm.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "duple" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
