notes inégales

/ nɔts ineɡal /

plural noun

(esp in French baroque music) notes written down evenly but executed as if they were divided into pairs of long and short notes
the style of playing in this manner

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Word History and Origins

Origin of notes inégales¹

literally: unequal notes

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Example Sentences

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In this respect the 2 + 1 triplet has become as habitual to post-jazz popular song as the unwritten notes inegales were to the dance music of Lully and Rameau.

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