hemiola


n.

1. a phrase of music notated in one type of meter but accented as though it were being played in another meter. the cl-ssic hemiola is a phrase of triple meter (in this case 3/4) accented as though it were written in duple (2/4) meter. hemiolas are often used to give the illusion of accelerando or ritardando.

2. italian for “one and a half.”
that hemiola made my head spin.
taking a dump on ones chest
this three guys surrounded me once and asked if they could perform a hemiola on me. i didn’t know how to respond!

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