MUL 2010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Emmylou Harris, Ginger Baker, Gregorian Chant
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Etymology: middle french & latin; middle french rhythme, from latin rhythmus, from greek rhythmos, probably from rhein to flow. 1 a : an ordered recurrent alternation of strong and weak elements in the flow of sound and silence in speech b : a particular example or form of rhythm 2 a : the aspect of music comprising all the elements (as accent, meter, and tempo) that relate to forward movement b : a characteristic rhythmic pattern. What is rhythm: my definition of rhythm is: the movement of music through time , a composition"s form/structure can be viewed as a macro rhythm. Ex 14 im biergarten : german polka, 2-beat pattern, strong downbeat. Ex 15 west texas waltz : emmylou harris, 3-beat pattern, strong downbeat. Backbeat: a strong accent on the second and fourth beats of a four-beat grouping (bar, a unique feature of american rock n" roll. Ex 16 cantaloop : us3, 4-beat pattern, prominent backbeat.
