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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD HEMIOLA

New Latin, from Greek hēmiolia ratio of one to one and a half, from hemi- + ( h) olos whole.
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PRONUNCIATION OF HEMIOLA

hemiola  [ˌhɛmɪˈəʊlə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HEMIOLA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hemiola is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HEMIOLA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of hemiola in the English dictionary

The definition of hemiola in the dictionary is a rhythmic device involving the superimposition of, for example, two notes in the time of three Also called: sesquialtera.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HEMIOLA


Angola
æŋˈɡəʊlə
arteriolar
ɑːˌtɪərɪˈəʊlə
braciola
ˌbrɑːʃɪˈəʊlə
bronchiolar
ˌbrɒŋkɪˈəʊlə
Carniola
ˌkɑːnɪˈəʊlə
fasciola
ˌfæsɪˈəʊlə
gladiola
ˌɡlædɪˈəʊlə
interpetiolar
ˌɪntəˌpɛtɪˈəʊlə
intrapetiolar
ˌɪntrəˌpɛtɪˈəʊlə
Loyola
lɔɪˈəʊlə
minneola
ˌmɪnɪˈəʊlə
Moviola
ˌmuːvɪˈəʊlə
nucleolar
ˌnjuːklɪˈəʊlə
payola
peɪˈəʊlə
pizzaiola
ˌpɪtsaɪˈəʊlə
roseolar
ˌrəʊziːˈəʊlə
rubeolar
ˌruːbɪˈəʊlə
sporangiola
spəˌrændʒɪˈəʊlə
vacuolar
ˌvækjʊˈəʊlə
viola
vɪˈəʊlə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HEMIOLA

hemihydrated
hemimetabolous
hemimorphic
hemimorphism
hemimorphite
hemimorphy
hemin
hemina
Hemingway
Hemingwayesque
hemiolia
hemiolic
hemionus
hemiopia
hemiopic
hemiparasite
hemiparasitic
hemiplegia
hemiplegic
hemipod

WORDS THAT END LIKE HEMIOLA

Agricola
bola
Coca-Cola
cola
Coppola
Ebola
gondola
granola
Hispaniola
kola
mola
pergola
Pola
scagliola
sdrucciola
sola
Tortola
variola
vola
Zola

Synonyms and antonyms of hemiola in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «hemiola» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HEMIOLA

Find out the translation of hemiola to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of hemiola from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hemiola» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

hemiola
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hcmiola
570 millions of speakers

English

hemiola
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

hemiola
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

hemiola
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Hemiola
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

hemiola
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

hemiola
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

hémiole
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Hemiola
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

hemiola
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

hemiola
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

hemiola
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Hemiola
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hemiola
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

hemiola
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हिमियोला
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hemiola
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Hemiola
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

hemiola
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Hemiola
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

hemiola
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Hemiola
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hemiola
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hemiola
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hemiola
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hemiola

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HEMIOLA»

The term «hemiola» is normally little used and occupies the 136.768 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HEMIOLA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «hemiola» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «hemiola» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hemiola

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HEMIOLA»

Discover the use of hemiola in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hemiola and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Baroque Music: Style and Performance : a Handbook
Syncopation. and. hemiola. Syncopations at rapid and moderate speed make their effect swiftly enough to displace the operative accent from its normal place, so that the beat is momentarily challenged. This effect can be greatly enhanced by ...
Robert Donington, 1982
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Songs in Motion: Rhythm and Meter in the German Lied
To review, the classic hemiola involves a temporary 2-layer (= duple grouping) that conflicts with a primary 3-layer (= triple grouping), and thus the solid line is on the left side of the graph, as in example 2.16. The reverse hemiola involves a  ...
Yonatan Malin, 2010
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Bach, the Mass in B Minor: The Great Catholic Mass
78-93, 93-104, 104-119), each concluded by a hemiola cadence and the appearance of the fugue theme. A (mm. 119-137) I — •• IV Vocal fugue, with doubling instruments. B (mm. 137-168) IV — •• I Free imitation, divided into two sections (mm ...
George B. Stauffer, 2003
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Sondheim's Broadway Musicals
In the B section he pulls himself out of the fantasy by questioning its validity, standing back from the hypnotic 3/4 and taking a deep breath (as it were) with a recuperative structural upbeat of two measures of cumulative hemiola (ex. 7.1 If).
Stephen Banfield, 1993
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The Art of Musical Phrasing in the Eighteenth Century: ...
First of all, perhaps our understanding of the hemiola and its application needs to be reexamined. In 1999 Tilden A. Russell claims, based on his study of minuet form and phraseology in eighteenth-century dance collections and manuscript ...
Stephanie Vial, 2008
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A Topical Guide to Schenkerian Literature: An Annotated ...
M. Scherzinger, "Line, Rhythm, and..." (1999)} {V.e.: C. Willner. "Stress and Counterstress" (1998)} d. Hemiola. Howard Cinnamon, "New Observations on Voice Leading, Hemiola, and Their Roles in Tonal and Rhythmic Structures in Chopin's ...
David Carson Berry, 2004
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Time, Science, and Society in China and the West
tion or off-beat phrasing is better described as hemiola. Following the lead of her mentor Curt Sachs she commented, "The African hemiola style is based on this play of two and three, which is much like the Middle Eastern additive style of ...
Julius Thomas Fraser, Nathaniel Morris Lawrence, Francis C. Haber, 1986
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Dance and Music of Court and Theater: Selected Writings of ...
The Steps in More Complex Metrical Situations HEMIOLA IN THE MENUET AND PASSEPIEE Hemiola Jjo far the study of the step-units has presented the steps in a general relationship to the triple-meter menuet and passepied, sarabande, ...
Wendy Hilton, 1981
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Metric Manipulations in Haydn and Mozart: Chamber Music for ...
Change of metrical hierarchy in imbroglio (a) and hemiola (b). (a) 3/4 2/ 3 4 /2 3/4 (b) Although the resulting reorganization of the metrical structure is the same as in the imbroglio, the hemiola cannot be construed in the framework of Krebs's ...
Danuta Mirka, 2009
10
Chopin Studies 2
hemiola and other cross-rhythms. In the waltzes, the three-crotchet pulse and the four-bar periodicity are usually so strong as to brook no real opposition; thus neither the thematic hemiola in Op. 64 No. 1 nor the persistently duple subject of Op.
John Rink, Jim Samson, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HEMIOLA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hemiola is used in the context of the following news items.
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Trireme Commander
To accompany these new rules, Capitan Games also has new 10 mm ship figures—Hemiola, Birreme, and Trireme types, each with alternative ... «Purple Pawn, Jun 15»
2
BOC's Our Town, Our Direction
Throughout the entire score, Rorem uses hemiola almost half the time, where the meter is not the same as the grouping of notes. This makes it ... «The Boston Musical Intelligencer, Jun 15»
3
Mew's new album '+-' is more or less amazing
Kalimba riffs and Geddy Lee-worthy bass lines compete with percussive syncopation, and the song toys with hemiola rhythms, finally ... «The Independent | SUindependent.com, May 15»
4
Album Review: 'Solo' by Nils Frahm
... threatens to break away into something melodic but never fully does, instead pulling back into its undulating hemiola by its own gravity. «The Independent, Apr 15»
5
In 'Acis and Galatea,' Love Hits a High Note
“Ian [Polyphemus] uses this hemiola rhythmic device in which the rhythm of the melody does not match up with the meter,” Phillips says. «Harvard Crimson, Jan 15»
6
The Works: OAE with Richard Tognetti
Her work with children colours her vocabulary (there were a lot of 'sandwiches' to describe form) but she had the audience clapping a hemiola, ... «Classical-Music.com, Nov 14»
7
This History Of Batman Theme Songs Medley Is An A+
Holy hemiola, Batman! 50 years of music and film all rolled together in front of the cars that have become icons of super hero history. This is one of those projects ... «Cinema Blend, Sep 14»
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SR Geek Picks: SNL's 'Can't Fail' Marvel Blockbusters, 'Harry Potter …
Holy hemiola, Batman! 50 years of music and film all rolled together in front of the cars that have become icons of super hero history. This is one ... «Screen Rant, Sep 14»
9
From the web: 'Batman Evolution'
"Holy hemiola, Batman! 50 years of music and film all rolled together in front of the cars that have become icons of super hero history," The ... «Daily Herald, Sep 14»
10
The Goldilocks of Black Holes
Music aficionados recognize this rhythm as a triplet or “hemiola”: the playing of two different musical patterns simultaneously. Another musical ... «Daily Beast, Aug 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Hemiola [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/hemiola>. Apr 2024 ».
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