Greek Metrics ************* The greek metrics are a collection of 26 short rhythms enumerated below. They are encoded in the fragments_db.db file in the databases directory. They are also provided as XML files in the fragments directory. +---------------------+--------------------------------+ | Name | Quarter length list | +=====================+================================+ | Spondee | [2.0, 2.0] | +---------------------+--------------------------------+ | Iamb | [1.0, 2.0] | +---------------------+--------------------------------+ | Trochee | [2.0, 1.0] | +---------------------+--------------------------------+ | Anapest | [1.0, 1.0, 2.0] | +---------------------+--------------------------------+ | Amphimacer | [2.0, 1.0, 2.0] | +---------------------+--------------------------------+ | Amphibrach | [1.0, 2.0, 1.0] | +---------------------+--------------------------------+ | Bacchius | [1.0, 2.0, 2.0] | +---------------------+--------------------------------+ | Dactyl | [2.0, 1.0, 1.0] | +---------------------+--------------------------------+ | 5/16 | [2.0, 2.0, 1.0] | +---------------------+--------------------------------+ | Choriamb | [2.0, 1.0, 1.0, 2.0] | +---------------------+--------------------------------+ | Antipast | [1.0, 2.0, 2.0, 1.0] | +---------------------+--------------------------------+ | Ionic Minor | [1.0, 1.0, 2.0, 2.0] | +---------------------+--------------------------------+ | Ionic Major | [2.0, 2.0, 1.0, 1.0] | +---------------------+--------------------------------+ | Peon I | [2.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0] | +---------------------+--------------------------------+ | Peon II | [1.0, 2.0, 1.0, 1.0] | +---------------------+--------------------------------+ | Peon III | [1.0, 1.0, 2.0, 1.0] | +---------------------+--------------------------------+ | Peon IV | [1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 2.0] | +---------------------+--------------------------------+ | Epitrite I | [1.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0] | +---------------------+--------------------------------+ | Epitrite II | [2.0, 1.0, 2.0, 2.0] | +---------------------+--------------------------------+ | Epitrite III | [2.0, 2.0, 1.0, 2.0] | +---------------------+--------------------------------+ | Epitrite IV | [2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 1.0] | +---------------------+--------------------------------+ | Adonic | [2.0, 1.0, 1.0, 2.0, 1.0] | +---------------------+--------------------------------+ | Dochmius I | [1.0, 2.0, 2.0, 1.0, 2.0] | +---------------------+--------------------------------+ | Dochmius II | [2.0, 1.0, 2.0, 1.0, 2.0] | +---------------------+--------------------------------+ | Amphimacer+Anapest | [2.0, 1.0, 2.0, 1.0, 1.0, 2.0] | +---------------------+--------------------------------+ | Dactyl+Antibacchius | [2.0, 1.0, 1.0, 2.0, 2.0, 1.0] | +---------------------+--------------------------------+