rhythmic figure

collocation in English

meaningsofrhythmicandfigure

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rhythmic
adjective
uk
/ˈrɪð.mɪk/us
/ˈrɪð.mɪk/
A rhythmic sound has a regular movement or beat that ...
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figure
noun[C]
uk
/ˈfɪɡ.ər/us
/ˈfɪɡ.jɚ/
the symbol for a number or an amount expressed ...
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(Definition ofrhythmicandfigurefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This section recalls the familiarrhythmicfigure, the tresillo, in the lower voices.
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The first, third and fifth sections - the three 'questions' - are related to the opera only in their basic structural elements: the note row and an obsessiverhythmicfigure.
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Cairns relates this passage 'to therhythmicfigurewhich runs through the entire opera like a motto'.
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Except for the "lead" (or "solo") djembe, all instruments play a recurringrhythmicfigurethat is known as an "accompaniment pattern" or "accompaniment part".
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Occurring in arhythmicfigurethey are purposely deemphasized, often to the point of near silence.
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A keyrhythmicfigurein "candombe" is the clave (in 3-2 form).
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A keyrhythmicfigurein "candombe" is the clave (in 32 form).
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Each instrument plays a differentrhythmicfigure, and the cycle lengths of the different instruments need not necessarily be the same.
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Different pulses and rhythmic figures are eventually added to reach a more dissonant climax, where crashing gamelan-type sounds depict the chaos of the title.
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I also used the gate sounds for percussive, rhythmic figures.
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Whatever the case, he is careful to avoid the notion that repeated rhythmic figures could be recognised as hooks.
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Counterpoint is rare; most of the louder music consists of melody, simple harmony, and rhythmic figures in the low brass and low strings.
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This musical prose is constructed out of the underlying strings, which include melodic motives and phrases, chordal progressions, rhythmic figures, etc.
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In the concerto, the material is more tightly argued, deriving from two fragmented highly rhythmic figures of 5 and 6 notes.
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It is based on repetition of periods of equal length that each singer divides using different rhythmic figures specific to different repertoires and songs.
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The work as a whole is known for its use of rhythmic devices suggestive of a dance, such as dotted rhythm and repeated rhythmic figures.
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