Metrical modulation
(MEH-tri-kul mahd-yoo-LAY-shun)
[Eng.]
The shifting from one meter to another in the middle of a composition.
SUGGESTED LISTENING EXAMPLE:
- Carter: Eight Etudes and a Fantasy for Woodwind Quintet, Fantasy
- W. W. Norton - 4-CD Musical Example Bank --
Disc 3, Track 67
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