Tempo Rhythm And Metre Flashcards
1
Q
Alla breve time
A
Two breve time
2
Q
Anacrusis
A
Beat before the bar in a theme
3
Q
Cross rhythm
A
Two simultaneous rhythms
4
Q
Largo
A
Slow
5
Q
Moto perpetuo
A
Perpetual motion
6
Q
Sextuplet
A
Beat divided equally into 6
7
Q
Syncopation
A
Lack of emphasis on beats of the bar
8
Q
Triplet
A
Beat split into three equal beats
9
Q
Allegro moderato
A
Moderately fast
10
Q
Dotted rhythm
A
A rhythm extended by half it’s beat notated with a dot
11
Q
Harmonic rhythm
A
The rhythm of the harmonic changes
12
Q
Homorhythm
A
Same rhythm happening simultaneously
13
Q
Anticipation
A
The expectation of a particular rhythm to occur
14
Q
Backbeat
A
The beat which defines the groove
15
Q
Lombardic rhythm
A
Rhythm which emphasises the first part
