Music Fundamentals A Balanced Approach

Symphony in F Sharp Minor, No. 45 (“Farewell”), Fourth Movement (Coda) (F.J. Haydn)

Theory Trainer Exercise 12bRhythm tapping with eighth note triplets

The Duplet

Less frequently in compound meter, the duplet,or the division of two equal parts, is used where you normally
have groups of three.

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Duplet division

Main note value

Normal division

Sixteenth note duplet

Eighth note duplet

Quarter note duplet

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Adagio

Workbook Exercises 12.5 and 12.6