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  2. Glossary of music terminology - Wikipedia

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    Most of the terms are Italian, in accordance with the Italian origins of many European musical conventions. Sometimes, the special musical meanings of these phrases differ from the original or current Italian meanings. Most of the other terms are taken from French and German, indicated by Fr. and Ger., respectively.

  3. Rhythm - Wikipedia

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    Music inherited the term "meter or metre" from the terminology of poetry. [16] [17] [44]) The metric structure of music includes meter, tempo and all other rhythmic aspects that produce temporal regularity against which the foreground details or durational patterns of the music are projected. [45]

  4. Unison - Wikipedia

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    Two pitches that are the same or two that move as one. [2]Unison or perfect unison (also called a prime, or perfect prime) [3] may refer to the (pseudo-) interval formed by a tone and its duplication (in German, Unisono, Einklang, or Prime), for example C–C, as differentiated from the second, C–D, etc.

  5. Additive rhythm and divisive rhythm - Wikipedia

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    In other words, 8 ÷ 3 = 2, r2. Tresillo is a cross-rhythmic fragment. Tresillo is a cross-rhythmic fragment. Because of its irregular pattern of attack-points, "tresillo" in African and African-based musics has been mistaken for a form of additive rhythm.

  6. Motif (music) - Wikipedia

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    A rhythmic motif is the term designating a characteristic rhythmic formula, an abstraction drawn from the rhythmic values of a melody. A motif thematically associated with a person, place, or idea is called a leitmotif or idée fixe. [7] Occasionally such a motif is a musical cryptogram of the name involved.

  7. Rhythmic - Wikipedia

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    In other projects Wikidata item; Appearance. move to sidebar hide. Rhythmic may refer to: Related to rhythm; Rhythmic contemporary, a radio format; Rhythmic adult ...

  8. Mensural notation - Wikipedia

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    In mensural notation, this rule was generalized, with all other rhythmic combinations being classified in terms of deviation from this basic pattern. In medieval terminology, a ligature possessed perfectio ("perfection") [2] if its final note was a longa (L), and it had proprietas ("propriety") if its first note was a breve (B). [3]

  9. Hook (music) - Wikipedia

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    [1] The term generally applies to popular music, especially rock, R&B, hip hop, dance, and pop. In these genres, the hook is often found in, or consists of, the chorus. A hook can be either melodic or rhythmic, and often incorporates the main motif for a piece of music. [2]