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Hypermeter is meter at a higher level, combining several measures into one unit.
What is hypermeter in music?
The term hypermeter is used to refer to groupings within slower pulse streams where a single pulse represents the time taken up by a complete notated measure, and where groups on that level depend heavily on melody supported by harmonic and durational patterns.
What is a hypermeter poetry?
n. a line of verse containing one or more additional syllables after those proper to the meter.
What is hypermetre?
1 : a verse marked by hypercatalexis. 2 : a period comprising more than two or three cola.
