quadruple meter Basic metrical pattern of four beats to a measure. Also common time.

Quadruple meter gives this famous melody a broad feeling; it has four beats to the measure (with the primary accent on the first beat, and a secondary accent on the third beat).


	Example: Beethoven, Symphony No. 9, fourth movement, "Ode to Joy"
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quadruple stop Playing four notes simultaneously on a string instrument.

quadruplum Fourth voice of a polyphonic work.

quartal harmony Harmony based on the interval of the fourth as opposed to a third; used in twentieth-century music.

quotation music Music that parodies another work or works, presenting them in a new style or guise.