It is a language that emphasizes on the tonic and fifth, with quavering pitch-play, especially pitch-flattening, around the third, the fifth, and sometimes the seventh.
en.wikipedia.org Beneath them, the bass part moves steadily in quavers, with extra harmony provided by the inner parts.
en.wikipedia.org After its statement, it is varied twice, the first time with a quaver walking bass, then with the melody itself played in quavers.
en.wikipedia.org In order of halving duration, we have: double note (breve); whole note (semibreve); half note (minim); quarter note (crotchet); eighth note (quaver); sixteenth note (semiquaver).
en.wikipedia.org It is played in quavers throughout the whole song, holding the tempo and the rhythmic pattern.
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