an accent placed on any beat in a measure other than the first
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Anacrusis
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Notation
An anacrusis is a pickup that leads into the first complete bar. In notation, the opening and final measures often complement…
Off-beat
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a pulse that accentuates any part of the measure other than the first beat
Pick-up
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a single or group of notes that come before the first strong metrical beat, usually the first beat of the measure; device whi…
Accent
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a stress or emphasis placed upon a note or a passage indicating an elevated importance See Accents in Elements of a Musical S…
Accent Fallend
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a note ornament see Accent Fallend in Note Ornamentation
Accent Steigend
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a note ornament see Accent Steigend in Note Ornamentation
Accent und Mordant
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a note ornament see Accent und Mordant in Note Ornamentation
Accent und Trillo
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a note ornament see Accent und Trillo in Note Ornamentation