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3: Musical Examples

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Simple duple meter

Symphony No. 5, Movement IV., Ludwig van Beethoven

"Idioteque," Radiohead

Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 2, No. 1, Movement I., Ludwig van Beethoven

Simple triple meter

String Quartet No. 15 in D Minor, K. 421, Movement III., Wolfgang A. Mozart

Symphony No. 90 in C Major, Hob: I:90, Movement III., Joseph Haydn

Simple quadruple meter

"With or Without You," U2

"Come Out Clean," Jump Little Children

"Shh," Imogen Heap

Compound duple meter

"Shiver," Radiohead

Strong Quartet No. 17 in B-flat Major, K. 458, "The Hunt," Movement I., Wolfgang A. Mozart

Compound triple meter

"The Tourist," Radiohead

Sonata No. 42 in G Major, Hob. XVI:27, Movement II., Joseph Haydn

Compound quadruple meter

Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2, "Moonlight," Movement I., Ludwig van Beethoven

St. Matthew Passion, No. 1, Chorus, "Kommt, ihr Töchter, helft mir klagen," J.S. Bach

Contributors and Attributions

Adapted by: Heather Ray Provided by: Western Washington University Located athttp://www.wwu.edu LicenseCC BY-SA: Attribution

CC licensed content, Original

This chapter contains material from Meter and Time Signatures by Robin Wharton and Kris Shaffer, used under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International license.


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