Triplet
Collegium Musicum Copenhagen
The galant triplet (three-note division of a beat) is common rhythmic device used in eighteenth century galant music. Triplets are used in this excerpt of Edouard Du Puy's Ungdom og Galskab (Youth and Folly) to separate sections, from a duple to triple meter, as well as adding rhythmic interest in this overture.
Chamber Orchestra of the Budapest Philharmonic Society Miklós Erdélyi
A triplet is a rhythmic feature in which a beat is subdivided into three. Triplets were a common feature of the galant style of the eighteenth century.
This excerpt includes 15 examples of triplets played by violins, both ascending and descending.