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ASSIGNMENT 4.1
I. Understanding simple and compound meter signatures

A. From the information given, complete the following chart.

METER TYPE METER BEAT UNIT BEAT DIVISION FULL BAR DURATION

Compound duple ! j. J JJ o·

Compound duple m
Simple triple j.

• ! .J
Compound triple o:..

Simple quadruple Ji
Compound quadruple m
B. Each of these melodies i~_taken from a keyboard prelude in J. S. Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I.
Provide the correct simple or compound meter signature, then write the meter type (e.g., compound triple)
and beat unit (e.g., Ji.) in the blanks provided. (The final measure of the excerpt may be incomplete.)

(1) Prelude in A Minor, mm. 1-4 (left hand, m. 4 is incomplete)

,. J. err Ff F[tj IJ.

2 3 4

f#Ff Ff F[Ij I J. f#Ff Ff F[Ij I J.

Meter: Meter type: Beat unit: - - - -
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(2) Prelude in Al, Major, mm. 1-5 (right hand)

Meter: Meter type: Beat unit: - - - -

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 (3) Prelude in G# Minor, mm. 1-4 (right hand)

,htt#a#, rui' &?lcfD if ?JJJ~JJJJ 5j~.ip~p~~p 1 •

Meter: Meter type: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Beat unit: _ __
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(4) Prelude in C# Minor, mm. 1-4 (right hand)

Meter: _ __ Meter type: Beat unit: _ __

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(5) Prelude in E~ Minor, mm. 1-4 (right hand)

! ~-
~•'>'•'
I I 1 • }, 2

;alw I~ F
' ;.

,I/~
J, 3
If q~ '"'~,_m,1 l .0 L IF I
4,_

Meter: Meter type: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Beat unit: _ __

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(6) Prelude in E Major, mm. 1-3 Oeft hand)

'' 1tt#i !~ ~- J.-.C:O k&~.rn f r· (Erf FHttr-' Jid- I

Meter: Meter type: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Beat unit: _ __
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(7) Prelude in C# Major, mm. 1-7 (right hand)

#
i
I 2 3 4 5 6 7

1
•ff ff#• [Erf [f 1[r[r[r1 [r[r[r1 FrPrPr 1[r[r[r1 Frrrf c1 fFrf fr11
Meter: Meter type: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Beat unit:
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(8) Prelude in F Major, mm. 1-2 (left hand)

c rI r c r c r r r r cE - C E F J
2

,=& I j
IC j
j
I
Meter: Meter type: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Beat unit:
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• ASSIGNMENT 4.2
I. Understanding simple and compound meter signatures
For each meter signature given, fill in the missing information.

M ETER METER TYPE BEAT UNIT BEAT DIVISION BEAT SUBDIVISION

I Compound triple J. m .mm

!i
ti
I
I

II. Compound meters with J. beat units

A. At each position marked by an arrow, add one note value that completes the measure in the meter
indicated. Then write the counts below the staff.

J )i ., J7 J Ji I J. )i J 1J Jjjj

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11
(1)
t t t II
1 li (2)

(2) 11 JD J )i I J. JJ I J. J j j j j j I J. II
t t t

(3)~· J Ji J h J
t
I hJ J J. Jjjjjjh 1J
t t

(4)~· n Ji
t
1JjjjJ J
t
,.D_j.
~t

(5)~ ,.D_j .a.a t

1JJJ)iJ
t
~- n t

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 B. Rewrite the following rhythms with correct beaming to reflect the beat. Practice the rhythms on "ta" or
counting syllables. Be prepared to perform them in class.

c1) 11

II
n 1i 1i J J
J J J )2 J J. I
I J::J J J J Ji J Ji I Ji J Ji J J
I
11

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(2) 11 1i J J J J I Ji n 1i J\ Ji 1i I n J J J n 1i I J 11

I I I I
(3) 11 J Ji J Ji ID I J nnn J IJj j j Ji J 11

I I I
(4) 11 J Ji J j j j I n JD n I J::J n. Ji Ji I J J 11
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I I I 11

cs) 11 wJ J n J 1 JJ Ji J Ji J I Ji J J Ji J 11

1i I I I
(6) 11 Ji I n J J j j j Ji J Ji I DJ rn ITJ J I J_:_J 11

I I I I

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