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A cyclopædic dictionary of music .., 1925
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1Beat. (I. Battimen'to; F., Battement.)
2QUANTZ, 1752.
3GRASSINEAU, 1740.
4BUSBY. 1791. Beat. SHIELD, 1800. Half-beat.
5Shaked Beat. PLAYFORD, 1655.
7Beat. (1) A single motion of the hand, or bâton, in beating time.
8(2) A division of a bar, or measure. (See Accent.)
9(3) The "throb" caused by interference of vibrations. (See Acoustics.)
10(4) An old "grace" or ornament:—
12Written or ; played
14Beating Time.
15(1) Duple Measure: 2/2, 2/4, Quick 6/8 (or 6/4); 2-pulse, Quick 6-pulse.
16| Down : Up |
18(2) Triple Measure: 3/2, 3/4, 3/8, Quick 9/8 (or 9/4); 3-pulse, Quick 9-pulse.
19| Down : Right : Up || or | Down : Left : Up |
21(3) Quadruple Measure: 4/2, 4/4 (C), 4/8, Quick 12/8 (or 12/4); 4-pulse, Quick 12-pulse.
22| Down : Left | Right : Up |
24There are various methods of beating Slow Compound Times. Among the best are the following:
25(4) Slow Compound Duple: 6/4, 6/8; 6-pulse.
26| Down : Left : Left | Right : Up : Up |
28(5) Slow Compound Triple: 9/4, 9/8; 9-pulse.
29| Down :dn. :dn. | Right :rt. :rt. | Up :up :up |
31(6) Slow Compound Quadruple: 12/8; 12-pulse.
32| Dn :dn :dn | Lt :lt :lt | Rt :rt :rt | Up :up :up |
34(7) Octuple Time.
35In Slow Quadruple Time the beat is often divided into two: e.g. "Father of Heav'n," Handel, Judas; "See what love," Mendelssohn, St. Paul. Each of these is in 4/4 time, with a beat to each ♫, and should be beaten thus:—
36| Down .down :Left .left | Right .right :Up .up |
37The great point in beating time is to give a firm, decided stroke, especially on the strong and medium beats.
38"The ancient time-beaters beat time not only with the hand. . . Besides this beating of hands and noise of slippers they had still for striking the time, that of cockell-shells, oyster-shells, and the small bones of animals."—Rousseau.
40(8) Quintuple Time is either 2-pulse measure followed by 3, Dn. Lt. Rt. Rt. Up; or 3-pulse measure followed by 2; Dn. Lt. Lt. Rt. Up.
42Beaucoup (F.). Many; much.
43Beaucoup de son. Much sound; very sonorous.
44En élargissant beaucoup. Broadening a great deal.
46BEAULIEU, Marie Désiré. B. Paris, 1791; d. 1863. Active promoter of the "Association Musicale de l'Ouest" and of the Parisian "Society for Classical Music."
47His numerous works include the operas Anacréon and Philadelphie, 3 oratorios, masses, songs, orchestral and violin pieces, &c. He also wrote treatises on Rhythm, Ancient Greek and Gregorian Melodies, The Origin of Music, &c.
49BEAUMARCHAIS, Pierre A. C. de. B. Paris, 1732; d. 1799. Poet and dramatist.
50The libretti of Rossini's Le Barbier and Mozart's Figaro were taken from his works.
52BEAUMONT, Henry. Tenor; b. Huddersfield, 1858.
54BEAUMONT, Paul. Pen-name of Sydney Smith (q.v.).
56BEAUQUIER, Ch. French writer; b. abt. 1830. Author of "Philosophie de Musique," 1865, and many musical articles.
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