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Music Theory: Rhythm and Meter

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agogic accent
noun
stress given to a note through prolonged duration
anacrusis
noun
note preceding a downbeat
asymmetrical meter
noun
contains a dissimilar division of a measure
augmentation
noun
modification of a theme by increasing the time value of all its notes
bar line
noun
line marking the division between two measures of music
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beat
verb (used with
mark time by strokes as with the hand or a metronome
cross rhythm
noun
altering of beats in a rhythmic pattern to a point ahead or behind their usual position
diminution
noun
repetition of a subject or theme in notes of shorter duration than those first used
dotted rhythm
noun
dotted note and a corresponding note one third the duration of the dotted note
double dot
noun
note that is enhanced to one and three quarters of its original time value by adding two dots
duple meter
noun
rhythmic pattern with a measure divisible by two
duplet
noun
group of two notes played in the time of three
duration
noun
length of time a note or composition continues or exists
hemiola
noun
pattern of syncopated beats; two beats in the time of three, three beats in the time of two
irregular meter
noun
pattern of beats with different lengths
metrical accent
noun
note on the first beat or the strong beat of a measure
note value
noun
relative duration of a musical note
polyrhythm
noun
simultaneous occurrence of sharply contrasting rhythms within a composition
pulse
noun
rhythmic recurrence of strokes, vibrations, or undulations
quadruple meter
noun
rhythmic pattern with four beats per measure
rhythm
noun
pattern of pulses caused in music by the occurrence of strong and weak melodic and harmonic beats
swing rhythm
adjective
rhythmic patterns performed with alternating durations
syncopation
noun
shifting of the normal accent, usually by stressing the normally unaccented beats
tempo
noun
rate of movement usually indicated by such terms as adagio, allegro or by reference to the metronome
tie
verb (used with
to connect notes by a tie
time signature
noun
numerical or other indication at the beginning of a piece showing the meter
triple
adjective
consisting of three beats in each bar
triplet
noun
three successive verses or lines, esp. when rhyming and of the same length

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