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- What is the difference between polyrhythm and Polymeter?
- What is polyrhythm and Polymeter?
- What is the meaning of Polymeter in music?
- What is the difference between a cross rhythm and a polyrhythm?
What is the difference between polyrhythm and Polymeter?
A polymeter is two or more meters happening at the same time. ... A polyrhythm is two or more evenly spaced note values with different subdivisions resolving within the same amount of time. For example, four quarter notes being played in the same amount of time as 3 half note triplets.
What is polyrhythm and Polymeter?
Given 2 bars of the same length and tempo (stacked vertically), a polyrhythm would be dividing the upper bar into 4 beats and the lower one into 3 beats. ... A polymeter is where two sequences are played using different meters, but with the same tempo.
What is the meaning of Polymeter in music?
: any of various measuring instruments capable of indicating two or more quantities.
What is the difference between a cross rhythm and a polyrhythm?
Cross rhythm is the effect produced when two conflicting rhythms are heard together. Polyrhythm is when two or more rhythms with different pulses are heard together, eg where one is playing in triple time and another is playing in quadruple time - three against four.
