< A Dictionary of Music and Musicians
ANAPÆST. A metrical foot, consisting of two short syllables, followed by a long one.
A remarkable instance of Anapæstic rhythm will be found in Weber's Rondo in E♭, op. 62. [See vol. ii. p. 318 a.]
[ W. S. R. ]
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