Irregular Measures and Unequal Beats in the Work of Dalcroze and Martin

By Chiew Hwa Poon | May 1, 2021

I. Irregular Measures The rhythmic concept of irregular measures appears in Frank Martin’s 8 Préludes pour le piano. It is also a commonly used subject in Dalcroze education. The term “irregular measures” may be used interchangeably with the term “mixed meter,” and is defined here as metrical changes with a constant, unchanging beat. “Unequal beats”…

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