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Syncopation, is general music as well, is a musical rhythm accentuating normally weak beats or places in between beats. The standard syncopation in samba music uses a 3:4 ratio, usually in the form of 1 - - 4 - - 7 - - - 11 - - 14 - -, when notated by numbering every 16th note in a measure.
Quadruple time
Having payed "Pomp and Circumstance" scores of times for graduation ceremonies, I can tell you it has two solid beats per measure, the first be being slightly more accented.