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Tredecuple meter is a musical meter characterized by thirteen beats in a measure. ¹³
₈ can comprise a variable number of stressed and unstressed beats (or "strong" versus "weak" beats).

History

Erik Satie

Vexations, a piece for piano by Erik Satie written in 1893, provides a prime example of tredecuple time. According to John Cage, this exceptional piece "lasting 24 hours; 840 repetitions of a fifty-two beat piece itself involving a repetitive structure: A, A¹, A, A₂, each A thirteen measures long"^[1].

References

↑ John Cage, Cage, John (1970). Silence, Lectures and Writings. Middletown, Connecticut: Wesleyan University Press. p. 78. ISBN 9780819560285. Retrieved 2 November 2026. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)

[1] John Cage, Cage, John (1970). Silence, Lectures and Writings. Middletown, Connecticut: Wesleyan University Press. p. 78. ISBN 9780819560285. Retrieved 2 November 2026. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)

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