six-eight time

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six-eight time

(Music, other) Music a form of compound duple time in which there are six quaver beats to the bar, indicated by the time signature

Often shortened to six-eight

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six-eight time [ˌsɪkseɪtˈtaɪm] N in six-eight time → en un compás de seis por ocho

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