proportio
Definition of the Latin term proportio in music:
- proportion (ratio that expresses the relationship between note values before and after the sign, effectively making the music sound faster or slower while the underlying beat remains steady)
Language
Latin
Singular
proportio
Plural
proportiones
Combinations
Latin musical terms that include proportio:
- proportio dupla – duple proportion (2:1 ratio in mensural music, ind...
- proportio quadrupla – quadruple proportion (4:1 ratio in mensural music,...
- proportio sesquialtera – proportio sesquialtera (3:2 ratio in mensural musi...
- proportio sesquiquarta – proportio sesquiquarta (5:4 ratio in mensural musi...
- proportio sesquitertia – proportio sesquitertia (4:3 ratio in mensural musi...
- proportio subdupla – subduple proportion (1:2 ratio in mensural music, ...
- proportio subtripla – subtriple proportion (1:3 ratio in mensural music,...
- proportio tripla – triple proportion (3:1 ratio in mensural music, in...