William Rothstein’s book Phrase Rhythm in Tonal Music popularized the use of Arabic numerals between the staves to label the beat of this concept. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this concept from rhythmic analysis that often refers to the perception of groupings of beats as strong or weak beats themselves. This rhythmic “feel” operates on the scale of several measures rather than within one measure.
ANSWER: hypermeter [accept hypermeasure]
[10m] Though explicit score markings indicating hypermeter are rare, one example is the markings ritmo di tre battute and ritmo di quattro battute in the Scherzo movement of this symphony, which is marked molto vivace and features a prominent timpani solo.
ANSWER: Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 in D minor [or Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony; or Choral Symphony; accept Beethoven Op. 125; accept Ludwig van Beethoven in place of “Beethoven”]
[10e] This composer used Arabic numerals to mark quadruple hypermeter in the first of his Mephisto Waltzes.
ANSWER: Franz Liszt [or Liszt Ferenc; or Franz Ritter von Liszt]
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