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- What is the difference between a cross-rhythm and a polyrhythm?
- What is cross-rhythm in music?
- What are three rhythms?
- What does polyrhythm mean in dance?
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.
What is cross-rhythm in music?
Polyrhythm, also called Cross-rhythm, the simultaneous combination of contrasting rhythms in a musical composition. Rhythmic conflicts, or cross-rhythms, may occur within a single metre (e.g., two eighth notes against triplet eighths) or may be reinforced by simultaneous combinations of conflicting metres.
What are three rhythms?
There are three main types of rhythm:
- Regular rhythm – elements are repeated exactly in an evenly spaced arrangement.
- Flowing rhythm – movement is suggested through repeating organic shapes or through irregular repetition of repeating elements.
What does polyrhythm mean in dance?
Polyrhythm is the simultaneous use of two or more rhythms that are not readily perceived as deriving from one another, or as simple manifestations of the same meter. The rhythmic layers may be the basis of an entire piece of music (cross-rhythm), or a momentary section.
