Rhythm
In music, the term rhythm refers to (Greek ῥυθμός ) generally, the temporal structure of the notes and especially a sequence of durations and pauses. If we look at music as a 2D graph with time on the x- axis and the pitch on the y- axis ( similar to the notation ), so called rhythm the horizontal structure. The vertical to vertical component is then similar to the harmonies. In this view also comes the independence of rhythm and harmony expressed.
Definition
The definition of rhythm as lasting result comes from Aristoxenus, who wrote first a theory of rhythm. He did not limit the duration of the tone duration, but was also associated with the speech level singing and body movement in dance with one, united in the music often. Pauses in the sense of empty lives led late antique rhythmist into the theory about Augustine. A polyrhythm is a layering of rhythms of the same total duration; it allows the representation of complex musical structures of time in the more general sense of rhythm. Polyrhythms is common among others in the African or Indian music.
In western music, the notation of the rhythms is common as sequences of note values and rest values , ie with the musical lives of characters of musical notation. The rhythm takes there to the given, usually regularly repeated reference clock, giving it a Betonungsstrukur. A rhythm against the basic beat of the measure is called syncopated. As a suspenseful rhythm is felt, is highly dependent on where the mixing ratio and the way in which coincide his accents with the basic beat or do not follow him. Especially rhythms of dances always cycle-dependent manner and wear proper names, such as marching rhythm, waltz rhythm, samba rhythms, tango rhythm, etc.
In music outside the Western region there are often independent of the system clock rhythm, for example, when Tala in Indian music.
Rhythm examples
- Shuffle
- Sembekika
- Ghost Notes
- Drums
- Notes inégales