0 an instrument that can be set to make a ticking noise at different speeds to mark musical time. -- metronom
I'm a great believer in the metronome.
Klein gave a metronome marking to the first movement only.
Sets up the metronome parameters (metre, tempo).
This would prescribe a metronome marking of quaver = c.650 for his setting!
The metronome visualises regular intervals of time.
The events that populate the 'event-script' can be grouped into several subcategories: transport control events, probability events, metronome events, text events, network events, and real-time events.
The metronome is always the most alien object for me.
With one-to-one help and a metronome backing (a dance-style repeated bass drum) each member of the class devised his or her own simple pattern.
