Definition of duple in English:

duple

adjective ˈdjuːp(ə)lˈd(j)upəl

Music

(of rhythm) based on two main beats to the bar.
〔乐〕双拍子的
duple time
双拍子。
Example sentencesExamples
- The simple melody derived from a pentatonic scale and the prevailing dotted rhythm in compound duple meter elicit the feeling of a slow, graceful Korean traditional dance.
- And what caps this dizzy display is not seriously ordered fugato, let alone a full fugue, but a comically stilted allegro dance in duple rhythm, with octave leaps, mostly in two parts with chordal intrusions.
- The sections in sesquialtera can then be conducted by simply altering the even tactus of the opening duple meter to an uneven tactus, without changing the timing of the full tactus beat itself.
- Rhythm chants would be based not only on the usual duple and triple meters, but also on unusual meters.
- The second issue, the interpretation of time signatures and the relationship between duple and triple time, is more controversial.

Origin

Mid 16th century: from Latin duplus, from duo 'two'.

Rhymes

pupal, pupil, scruple

Definition of duple in US English:

duple

adjectiveˈd(y)o͞opəlˈd(j)upəl

Music

(of rhythm) based on two main beats to the measure.
〔乐〕双拍子的
duple time
双拍子。
Example sentencesExamples
- The sections in sesquialtera can then be conducted by simply altering the even tactus of the opening duple meter to an uneven tactus, without changing the timing of the full tactus beat itself.
- The simple melody derived from a pentatonic scale and the prevailing dotted rhythm in compound duple meter elicit the feeling of a slow, graceful Korean traditional dance.
- The second issue, the interpretation of time signatures and the relationship between duple and triple time, is more controversial.
- And what caps this dizzy display is not seriously ordered fugato, let alone a full fugue, but a comically stilted allegro dance in duple rhythm, with octave leaps, mostly in two parts with chordal intrusions.
- Rhythm chants would be based not only on the usual duple and triple meters, but also on unusual meters.

Origin

Mid 16th century: from Latin duplus, from duo ‘two’.

词汇	duple
释义	Definition of duple in English: duple adjective ˈdjuːp(ə)lˈd(j)upəl Music (of rhythm) based on two main beats to the bar. 〔乐〕双拍子的 duple time 双拍子。 Example sentencesExamples The simple melody derived from a pentatonic scale and the prevailing dotted rhythm in compound duple meter elicit the feeling of a slow, graceful Korean traditional dance. And what caps this dizzy display is not seriously ordered fugato, let alone a full fugue, but a comically stilted allegro dance in duple rhythm, with octave leaps, mostly in two parts with chordal intrusions. The sections in sesquialtera can then be conducted by simply altering the even tactus of the opening duple meter to an uneven tactus, without changing the timing of the full tactus beat itself. Rhythm chants would be based not only on the usual duple and triple meters, but also on unusual meters. The second issue, the interpretation of time signatures and the relationship between duple and triple time, is more controversial. Origin Mid 16th century: from Latin duplus, from duo 'two'. Rhymes pupal, pupil, scruple Definition of duple in US English: duple adjectiveˈd(y)o͞opəlˈd(j)upəl Music (of rhythm) based on two main beats to the measure. 〔乐〕双拍子的 duple time 双拍子。 Example sentencesExamples The sections in sesquialtera can then be conducted by simply altering the even tactus of the opening duple meter to an uneven tactus, without changing the timing of the full tactus beat itself. The simple melody derived from a pentatonic scale and the prevailing dotted rhythm in compound duple meter elicit the feeling of a slow, graceful Korean traditional dance. The second issue, the interpretation of time signatures and the relationship between duple and triple time, is more controversial. And what caps this dizzy display is not seriously ordered fugato, let alone a full fugue, but a comically stilted allegro dance in duple rhythm, with octave leaps, mostly in two parts with chordal intrusions. Rhythm chants would be based not only on the usual duple and triple meters, but also on unusual meters. Origin Mid 16th century: from Latin duplus, from duo ‘two’.
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