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A durational pattern which occupies a period of time equal to a pulse or pulses on an underlying metric level.
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Rhythmic unit — A rhythmic unit is a durational pattern which occupies a period of time equivalent to a pulse or pulses on an underlying metric level, as opposed to a rhythmic gesture. Rhythmic units may be classified as:*Metric:even note patterns, such as… … Wikipedia
Rhythmic gesture — A rhythmic gesture is a durational pattern which, in contrast to a rhythmic unit, does not occupy a period of time equivalent to a pulse or pulses on an underlying metric level. (DeLone et al. (Eds.), 1975, chap. 3)They may be described according … Wikipedia
rhythmic gesture — noun A durational pattern which does not occupy a whole number of pulses on an underlying metric level. Ant: rhythmic unit See Also: rhythm … Wiktionary
Rhythm — For other uses, see Rhythm (disambiguation). Rhythm, a sequence in time repeated, featured in dance: an early moving picture demonstrates the waltz … Wikipedia
Meter (music) — Musical and lyric metre. See also: Hymn meter and Poetic meter. Meter or metre is a term that music has inherited from the rhythmic element of poetry (Scholes 1977; Latham 2002) where it means the number of lines in a verse, the number of… … Wikipedia
Time signature — Common time redirects here. For the short story, see Common Time. Simple example of a 34 time signature: here there are three quarter notes per measure. The time signature (also known as meter signature) is a notational convention used in Western … Wikipedia
prosody — prosodic /preuh sod ik/, prosodical, adj. /pros euh dee/, n. 1. the science or study of poetic meters and versification. 2. a particular or distinctive system of metrics and versification: Milton s prosody. 3. Ling. the stress and intonation… … Universalium
Additive rhythm and divisive rhythm — Additive and divisive meters. In music, additive and divisive are terms used to distinguish two types of both rhythm and meter. A divisive (or, more commonly, multiplicative) rhythm is a rhythm in which a larger period of time is divided into… … Wikipedia
musical composition — Introduction the act of conceiving a piece of music, the art of creating music, or the finished product. These meanings are interdependent and presume a tradition in which musical works exist as repeatable entities. In this sense,… … Universalium
Cross-beat — This article is about music. For horology, see Escapement#Cross beat escapement. For cross beat tonguing, see tonguing. For the Christian media organization, see Cross Rhythms. In music, a cross beat or cross rhythm is a form of polyrhythm. Cross … Wikipedia
