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Composer's Handbook
A polyrhythm sounds two conflicting rhythmic divisions at the same time.
Write a triplet melody over a steady accompaniment in two even notes per beat.
Right hand: three eighth-note triplets per beat. Left hand: two eighth notes per beat (3 against 2).
Debussy, Arabesque No. 1