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4-4-6/4-4-6 compound meter In hymnological terms, it's in Common Meter, commonly marked 8 6. 8 6 and abbreviated CM in a hymnal. Common Meter has a strong history in church and Folk Music, and a great many plainsong hymns are in this meter. We are today more familiar with such CM hymns as 'O God our help in ages past' and 'In Christ there is no east or west.' The iconic 60's pop-rock tune 'House of the Rising Sun' is also in Common Meter. You can sing 'Amazing Grace' to it.
Better put, Amazing Grace is in 3/4. [3/4 is the time signature, not the meter.]
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Is the hymn Amazing Grace an example of a simple or compound rhythmic meter?
Simple meter means a bar can be divided into 2 equal parts without splitting beats. Given that Amazing Grace is most commonly scored in 3/4 time, this is not possible. Therefore, Amazing Grace is an example of compound meter. However, if you mean is it an example of simple or compound time in musical composition, then, being 3/4, it is simple. That's the simple answer. Nowadays virtually any song can be adapted to become either simple or compound meter. However, it usually loses much of its original flavour. For instance, I've played the tune in jazz where Amazing Grace is sped up so it's played in a quick 2. In this case, the words "Amazing Grace" would be contained within the first bar ("Ama-" is beat 1, "zing Grace" is beat 2). When it's played in 2, it is technically simple meter. However, this takes a lot of artistic license with the original tune. Hope this explains things.
Is the song 'Amazing Grace' Australian?
No. The man who wrote Amazing grace was english. His name was John Newton.
How do you play Amazing Grace on the viola?
how to play amazing grace on a viola. provide a transcribed music sheet.
Was the Amazing Grace song named after Grace Hopper?
No. It deals with grace as a theological concept.
Did hubert laws the renowned flutist play amazing grace in the film ml king an amazing grace?
NO its Chelsea and Abby
