20th Century Rhythms & Meters

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<p>Asymmetrical Meters</p>

Asymmetrical Meters

Meters with odd numbers of subdivisions so that the measures cannot be divided into equal beats

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<p>Composite meters </p>

Composite meters

Meter signatures that indicate irregular subdivisions (Looks like math)

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<p>Mixed Meters </p>

Mixed Meters

A piece where meter signatures rapidly change

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<p>Additive Rhythm (Displaced Accent)&nbsp;</p>

Additive Rhythm (Displaced Accent) 

Unequal groupings of subdivisions are added together where the listeners cannot perceive the meter

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<p>Ametric Music&nbsp;</p>

Ametric Music 

Music that lacks an aurally perceivable meter 

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<p>Metric Modulation (Tempo modulation)&nbsp;</p>

Metric Modulation (Tempo modulation) 

Changes in tempo that are accomplished by equating one note value to another

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<p>Added Value </p>

Added Value

Adding a note value or a rest to an otherwise “square” rhythmic figure

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<p>Polyrhythm </p>

Polyrhythm

The aural phenomenon of simultaneous rhythmic streams

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<p>Polymeter</p>

Polymeter

The notation of two or more simultaneous distinct meters in different voices or parts Often the parts are notated in different meters but the time sig. may be the same, and the meter implied through note groupings and accent patterns.