Matching Pairs Accent, Measure, and rhythmOnline version An exercise on accent, measure, and rhythm in music by PROYECTO ORFEO 1 compound quadruple 2 measure (or the meter of a piece) 3 simple duple 4 simple triple 5 simple quadruple 6 compound duple 7 measure (or bar) 8 time signature 9 compound triple 10 stressed beat the basic rhythm of a piece natural accent of the measure and always falls on the first beat the symbol that tells you the measure of the piece and how (with what type of note) it is written, appears at the beginning of a piece of music a pattern of a group of beats which begin with a stressed beat