Add 12/8 time to Rhythm and Meter section

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-06-05 23:00:20 +00:00 · 2026-03-22 07:31:16 -04:00
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 - `3/4 time <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triple_metre>`_: waltz time. Strong-weak-weak. A lilting, circular feel.
 - `6/8 time <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compound_meter_(music)>`_: compound duple. Two groups of three. Irish jigs, many
  ballads.
+- `12/8 time <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compound_meter_(music)>`_: compound quadruple. Four groups of three. Slow blues,
+  doo-wop, gospel. Has a triplet feel over a 4/4 pulse — the shuffle
+  groove of "Stormy Monday" and "Oh! Darling."
 - 5/4 time: asymmetric. "`Take Five <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Take_Five>`_"
  by Dave Brubeck. Creates constant forward momentum because it never
  fully settles.