(This is a stub; my plan is write more on this topic soon,)
Harmonic Rhythm: The rate at which harmonies change.
Hypermeter: Meter on a larger scale, such as when bars are felt as beats.
In good or great compositions, most of us are unlikely to notice the harmonic rhythm and hypermeter, unless it does something unexpected, or there is something wrong with it.
Here are some examples:
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As there are no available examples of pieces with hypermeter written here, I figured I should mention a few!
Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 is one of the more commonly cited pieces for hypermeter as it has a direction to be felt in groups of three (ritmo de tre battute).
A non-classical styled piece could be Baby's in Black by the Beatles who commonly use hypermeter within their works, such as Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds.
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