In music, hemiola (also hemiolia) is the ratio 3:2. The equivalent Latin term is sesquialtera. ==Etymology== The word hemiola comes from the Greek adjective ἡμιόλιος, hemiolios, meaning `containing one and a half,` `half as much again,` `in the ratio of one and a half to one (3:2), as in musical sounds.` The early Pythagorians, such...
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(English, from Greek) the imposition of a pattern of rhythm or articulation other than that implied by the time signature; specifically, in triple time (for example in 3/4) the imposition of a duple pattern (as if the time signature were, for example, 2/4).
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