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Music notation. Musical notes. Two eighth note triplets.

Art of Music: Exerpt from "Alleluia Nativitas" by Perotin.

Music notation: rhythmic modes.

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īqāʿāt isorhythm rhythm eurythmics tala metre What’s the Difference Between Tempo and Rhythm?colotomic structure polyrhythm

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Pérotin

French composer

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Léonin

French composer

Young girl wearing a demin jacket playing the trumpet (child, musical instruments, Asian ethnicity)

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