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cut time
noun[ U ]
music specializeduk /ˈkʌt ˌtaɪm/ us /ˈkʌt ˌtaɪm/
a musical rhythm in double time(= a rhythm that is played at twice the speed of a previous one):
in cut timeThey play the tune in cut time in the key of G.
Popular and traditional song melodies from various eras have been converted into cut time dance tunes.
The rondo is in A major, with cut time metre.
The reels are in cut time, where each beat is the equivalent of a half note.
The reason we count "in two" is because cut time tunes are performed too fast.
Cut time is a two-beat rhythm found in many styles including marches, polkas, ragtime, early New Orleans jazz, and bluegrass.
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major sixth
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metre
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perfect fourth
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