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Sound Files Illustrating Meter, Articulation and Timbre
Meter (violin): - See: Meter in Music

Simple Meter:
Simple duple - 2/4 : metdup
Simple triple - 3/4 : mettrip
Simple quadruple - 4/4 : metquad

Compound Meter:
Compound duple - 6/8 : metcompdup
Compound triple- 9/8 : metcomptrip
Compound quadruple - 12/8 : metcompquad

Hemiola: methem
Syncopation: metsync
Articulations:
Bariolage: artbario
Bartók pizz: artbartok
Con legno: artconleg
Con sordino: artconsort
Harmonics: arthrms
Legato: artleg
Pizzicato: artpizz
Portamento: artport
Spiccato: artspicc
Staccato: artstacc
Sul ponticello: artpont
Tremolo: arttrem



Timbre:
Timbre
Violin: timvl
Viola: timvla


See:
String Terms






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    This is My Father's World

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    Accolay D Minor

    All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name

    Joyful, Joyful (Beethoven 9th, last mm)

    Robert Reck, Pachelbel's Canon:
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    Sweet Hour of Prayer: page 1, page 2

    Hymns for Easy Piano (not free)
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