syncopate
verb[IorT]
musicspecializeduk/ˈsɪŋ.kə.peɪt/us/ˈsɪŋ.kə.peɪt/to have arhythmin whichstrongnotesare not on thebeat, or tocreatemusicthat has thisrhythm:
(音乐)切分Themusicsuddenlysyncopates, likeragtime.音乐突然像拉格泰姆爵士乐一样切分。
Themelodiesweresyncopatedoff thebasslines.旋律是从低音线上切分出来的。
- Herlowdrawlissyncopatedwith littleclattersoflaughteranoctavehigher.
- Istartedtryingto syncopate thelinebytransposingsolosfrompeoplelike Coltrane and Miles.
- Hesyncopatedtherhythmsbut didn'tchangehisharmoniclanguagemuch.
Technical music terms
- accidental
- aleatory
- andante
- antiphonal
- arpeggio
- arr.
- discord
- dissonance
- harmonic
- harmony
- key signature
- longa
- mike check
- slur
- step
- stepwise
- syncopated
- syncopation
- tempo
- trill