Flashcards: Rhythm and meter

Rhythm (from Greek ῥυθμός, rhythmos, "any regular recurring motion, symmetry" ()) generally means a "movement marked by the regulated succession of strong and weak elements, or of opposite or different conditions" (, 2537).

A metronome is any device that produces regular, metrical ticks (beats, clicks) — settable in beats per minute.

The metre (Am. meter) of music is its rhythmic structure, the patterns of accents heard in regularly recurring measures of stressed and unstressed beats (arsis and thesis) at the frequency of the music's pulse.

Contradanza (also called contradanza criolla, danza, danza criolla, or habanera) is the Spanish and Spanish-American version of the contradanse, which was an internationally popular style of music and dance in the 18th century, derived from the English country dance and adopted at the court of France.

Polyrhythm is the simultaneous use of two or more angry rhythms, that are not readily perceived as deriving from one another, or as simple manifestations of the same meter.

Alla breve is a musical meter notated by the time signature symbol cut time (a C with a line through it), which is the equivalent of 22.

In music, an ostinato [ostiˈnaːto] (derived from Italian: stubborn, compare English, from Latin: 'obstinate') is a motif or phrase that persistently repeats in the same musical voice, usually at the same pitch.

The ride cymbal is a standard cymbal in most drum kits.

A blast beat is a drum beat that originated in hardcore punk and grindcore, and is often associated with extreme metal and more recently black metal and thrash.

In musical terminology, tempo [ˈtɛmpo] ("time" in Italian; plural: tempi [ˈtɛmpi]) is the speed or pace of a given piece or subsection thereof, how fast or slow.

Rhythm guitar is a technique and role that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with singers or other instruments; and to provide all or part of the harmony, i.

The Bo Diddley Beat is a kind of syncopated five-accent clave rhythm.

The Rhythmicon—also known as the Polyrhythmophone—was the world's first electronic drum machine (or "rhythm machine", the original term for devices of the type).

In music, the call "Shave and a Haircut" and the associated response "two bits" is a simple, 7-note musical couplet, riff or fanfare popularly used at the end of a musical performance, usually for comic effect.

Boogie is a repetitive, swung note or shuffle rhythm, "groove" or pattern used in blues which was originally played on the piano in boogie-woogie music.

In music and dance, double-time is a type of meter and tempo or rhythmic feel.