compound common time

noun

The occurrence of two bars of triple time joined as one, followed by a bar of six-eight, and containing a dotted minim.

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Meanings

noun
  1. music theoryentertainmentThe occurrence of two bars of triple time joined as one, followed by a bar of six-eight, and containing a dotted minim.
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