music where the performer is free to determine the rhythm, free rhythm
Unmeasured music
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Free rhythm
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a fluid line of music with an adjustable rhythm shaped by text
Open form
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a work in which the performer decides which order to play the material, where to start and where to stop
Turn the rhythm around
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changing the rhythm of a piece of music over several bars to establish a new meter
Total serialism
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complex, totally controlled music where the twelve tone principle is extended to elements of music other than pitch, for exam…
Breath mark
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where, by use of a mark like a large comma or apostrophe placed above the stave, the composer requests that the performer bre…
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…
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…