a fluid line of music with an adjustable rhythm shaped by text
Free rhythm
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Unmeasured music
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music where the performer is free to determine the rhythm, free rhythm
Free Stroke (Tirando)
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Technique
Free stroke is standard for many arpeggio and accompaniment textures. Compared with rest stroke, it usually gives a lighter a…
Extension
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an horizontal line (or broken line) placed next to the right of a symbol to show that a symbol must be maintained during the…
Rhythm section
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the performers using percussion instruments; when applied to a jazz band, the rhythm section includes piano, double bass (or…
Sprezzatura
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a free style of musical performance that ignored strict tempo and rhythm
Turn the rhythm around
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changing the rhythm of a piece of music over several bars to establish a new meter
Walking bass
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a bass line that moves steadily in a rhythm contrasting to that of the upper parts; in jazz, a walking bass usually moves by…
Word painting
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musical depiction of words in text, so that the music tries to imitate the emotion, action, or adjectival description in the…