Rhythmic Concepts Flashcards

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1
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rallentando

A

music gets gradually slower

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2
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rubato

A

played in a free way rhythmically

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3
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scotch snap

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a short accented note followed by a longer note. found in strathspey

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4
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cross rhythms

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2 notes are played against 3

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5
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dotted rhythms

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long notes followed by a short note and vice versa. jolty effect

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6
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triplets

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3 notes in 1 beat

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7
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anacrusis

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notes which appear before the first strong beat of a bar

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8
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three against two

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one line or part playing quavers in groups of two while another part plays triplets

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9
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pause

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musical flow is held up by a long note or silence

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10
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accented

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notes that are stressed

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11
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hemiola

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appears in baroque music where music which has three beats in a bar moves to two beats and creates a cross rhythm over a bar line. gives an almost rallentando effect. used to emphasises a cadence

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12
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augmentation

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the length of notes are doubled so music sounds slower

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13
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diminution

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length of notes are halved making the music sound faster. opposite of augmentation

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14
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time changes

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changes in time signature

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15
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irregular metres

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regular time changes

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