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Hemiola
Hemiola (pronounced “hee-mee-oh-la”) refers to the appearance of two pulses of
equal duration within a measure of triple meter:
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To accurately count a hemiola rhythm, determine the largest common value into
which both the beat and the pulse forming the hemiola can be subdivided. For example,
in the following measures:
3 le
8
_.the largest common subdivision is the sixteenth. You can maintain the feeling,
of counting in sixteenths during the hemiola by simply adding “a” (pronounced “uh”)
to the normal count:
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8
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1&2&3& 1&a 28a
‘Foran explanation of compound duple meter, see p. 108.Solo No. 37 is your introduction to hemiola. For example, observe measures 6 ~ 8:
Notice that measure7 contains a hemiolarhythm—the two dotted eighth bassnotes
indicate that there are two pulses within this measure. Thus, you should count measures
6-8 as follows:
1&2&3% 1&a2&a 1&2&3&
Be sure to observe the Aq (Li) on @) at Ill in measure 34.
NOTE: Although ametronome settings provided for SoloNo.37, youshouldn’tuse
the metronome as you practice this piece. Setting the metronome to click three beats per
measure would be confusing during the hemiola measures. Thus, the metronome setting
is intended only to provide you with a tempo.
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