Music A-Level
Metrical structure
What Metrical structure means in Music A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Metrical structure
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The fundamental beat structure of the bar, which irregular metre affects, as opposed to syncopation, which displaces accents within a regular metre.
Topics that use Metrical structure
- Area of study 4: Music for theatre - Musical elements (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- added 6th chord
- Belt
- bpm
- Chord extensions
- Colla voce
- Conductor and ensemble coordination
- Countermelodies
- Dissonance and consonance
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