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What is an example of an anacrusis?
The first word of “The Star-Spangled Banner” “Oh” is an example of the literary device known as anacrusis, a lead-in syllable or syllables that precede the first full foot. ... The four stresses of the Anglo-Saxon verse are retained, and as much thesis and anacrusis is allowed as is consistent with a regular cadence.
What songs have an anacrusis?
All Examples for Anacrusis:
- Ainahau – Likelike.
- Aloha Oe – Lili'uokalani.
- Arabesque – Josephine Lang.
- Ballade Op.126 No.5, mm.1-10 – Cécile Chaminade.
- Ballade Op.126 No.5, mm.1-5 – Cécile Chaminade.
- Durch die bunten Rosenhecken – Louise Reichardt.
- Frühlingsleid – Louise Reichardt.
What is a anacrusis in music?
1 : one or more syllables at the beginning of a line of poetry that are regarded as preliminary to and not a part of the metrical pattern. 2 : upbeat specifically : one or more notes or tones preceding the first downbeat of a musical phrase.
