ornamental notes that break into the steady pattern of rhythmic modes
Fracta modi
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Hemiola
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rhythmic pattern where two notes are played in the time allotted to three or where three notes are played in the time allotte…
Hemiolia
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rhythmic pattern where two notes are played in the time allotted to three or where three notes are played in the time allotte…
Isorhythm
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repeated rhythmic pattern set against a pattern of notes or pitches
Avaz
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Iranian modal system, made up of twelve modes, divided into seven principal modes and five secondary modes
Changing notes
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non harmonic notes; two notes, one that leaves the chord note by a tone or semitone, then leaps to the next non harmonic note…
Clave
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five note, two bar rhythmic pattern which generates rhythmic measurement and is the foundation and backbone of salsa
Accentuare
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Italian
to mark with an accent; accessory notes, for example: the upper note in a trill, or the notes above and below the written not…
Beat
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rhythmic pulse in a piece of music; a throbbing or undulating effect taking place in rapid succession when two notes not quit…