What is a Hemiola?
It is a rhythmic device in music whereby the meter changes briefly-
Here is an example: Watkins Shaw 1981 edition, page 16 Note the bracketed quarter notes (crotchets
for you English-types). That is a hemiola. Handel used them
all the time!
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