Hemiola

Is that a hemiola or what?

Is that a hemiola or what?
  1. What is the difference between syncopation and hemiola?
  2. Is a hemiola a polyrhythm?
  3. What is the hemiola in music?

What is the difference between syncopation and hemiola?

Hemiola is where a 2 beat rhythm is played over a 3 beat bar. It is a specific type of polyrhythm. Syncopation is an intended disturbance of the regular flow of the rhythm, usually by playing an off-beat note to keep things interesting.

Is a hemiola a polyrhythm?

A repeating vertical hemiola is known as polyrhythm, or more specifically, cross-rhythm. The most basic rhythmic cell of sub-Saharan Africa is the 3:2 cross-rhythm.

What is the hemiola in music?

: a musical rhythmic alteration in which six equal notes may be heard as two groups of three or three groups of two.

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