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Duple metre (or Am.duple meter, also known asduple time) is a musicalmetre characterized by aprimary division of 2 beats to the bar, usually indicated by 2 and multiples (simple) or 6 and multiples (compound) in the upper figure of thetime signature, with2
2 (cut time),2
4, and6
8 (at a fast tempo) being the most common examples.
Shown below are a simple and a compound duple drum pattern.
Though the upper numbermust be divisible by 2, the mere fact that 2 evenly divides the upper figure does not in and of itself indicate a duple metre; it is only a prerequisite.
The most common time signature inrock,blues,country,funk, andpop is4
4.[1] Although jazz writing has become more adventurous sinceDave Brubeck'sTime Out, the majority of jazz and jazz standards are still in "common time" (4
4).
Duple time is common in many styles including thepolka, well known for its obvious "oom-pah" duple feel. Compare to thewaltz.
Quadruple metre (alsoquadruple time) is a musical metre characterized in modern practice by a primary division of 4 beats to the bar,[2] usually indicated by 4 in the upper figure of thetime signature, with4
4 (common time, also notated as
) being the most common example.
Shown below are a simple and a compound quadruple drum pattern.
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