the disposition of strong and weak beats in a piece of music
Rhythm
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Turn the rhythm around
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changing the rhythm of a piece of music over several bars to establish a new meter
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…
Rubato
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Italian
a limited freedom of rhythm and tempo when performing a piece of music; the time extension applied to one note is taken from…
Prelude
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a piece that is played before another piece or group of pieces
Allemand
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French
a dance of German origin with 4 moderate beats to the bar, although sometimes written as two longer beats in a bar, often the…
Allemande
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French
a dance of German origin with 4 moderate beats to the bar, although sometimes written as two longer beats in a bar, often the…
Almain
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French
a dance of German origin with 4 moderate beats to the bar, although sometimes written as two longer beats in a bar, often the…
Almand
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French
a dance of German origin with 4 moderate beats to the bar, although sometimes written as two longer beats in a bar, often the…