Compound Meter

Creator: 
Czech Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra
Description: 

Compound meter occurs when the macrobeat in a given time signature is divided into three smaller microbeats rather than two.  This example is in compound duple 6/8 time and occurs in the sinfonia for La Villana Riconosciuta by Domenico Cimarosa (1749-1801), in the second movement, Allegro.

Publisher: 
Naxos Records
Contributor: 
Noah Young
Rights: 
Naxos Music Group
Format: 
.wav
Type: 
Audio
Source: 

Domenico Cimarosa: Overtures, Vol. 5

Date: 
December 2016
Location: 

Prague

Subject: 

Meter

Original Format: 
CD
Duration: 
30 Seconds
Bit Rate/Frequency: 
44.1 kHz