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hemiola
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hemiola [ˌhɛmɪˈəʊlə], hemiolia
n
(Music, other) Music a rhythmic device involving the superimposition of, for example, two notes in the time of three Also called sesquialtera
[New Latin, from Greek hēmiolia ratio of one to one and a half, from hemi- + (h)olos whole]
hemiolic  [ˌhɛmɪˈɒlɪk] adj


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Polyrhythms, hemiolas, syncopations, additive meters, irregular and changing meters and astonishing virtuoso displays of hocker (13) rhythms combined to create music that was rhythmically beyond my powers of transcription.
 
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