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Definition of Polyrhythm
1. Noun. (music) Multiple rhythmic elements being performed simultaneously. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Polyrhythm
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Polyrhythm
Literary usage of Polyrhythm
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Rhythm, Music and Education by Émile Jaques-Dalcroze (1921)
"Accordingly, the study of polyrhythm involves that of ... of different durations,
and we have a perfect illustration of the combination of polyrhythm with ..."
2. The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge: Embracing by Johann Jakob Herzog, Philip Schaff, Albert Hauck (1911)
"The characteristic and ever charming polyrhythm of the old tunes appeared to the
modern conception of musical measure hard and unintelligible; ..."
3. The Music of Spain by Carl Van Vechten (1918)
"It is, of course, when the folk-songs are danced that they make their best effect,
in the polyrhythm achieved by the opposing rhythms of guitar-player, ..."
4. The New Music Review and Church Music Review by American Guild of Organists (1906)
""Volume of tone," she says, "is secured by simultaneous use of instruments
differing widely in timbre, and polyrhythm compensates for harmonic simplicity. ..."
5. The Second Australasian Conference on Interactive Entertainment: Proceedings by Yusuf Pisan, SIGART. (2005)
""polyrhythm in the Human Brain", in International Conference of Auditory
Display (ICAD), Sydney, Australia. [11] IRCAM (2003).Max/MSP, Cycling 74: Max/MSP ..."
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