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Definition of Agogic
1. Noun. (music) an accent that accentuates a note by extending it slightly beyond its normal time value ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Agogic
1. accenting a note by dwelling on it [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Agogic
Literary usage of Agogic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the Annual Conference by Indiana Science Teachers' Association, American Society of University Composers (1899)
"agogic significance, and I would not imply its incorrectness in h use, nor the
improprieties of such correlation, specially in the er grades, ..."
2. The Bookman (1895)
"... agogic ideas are at last beginning to exercise a marked influence in our
educational development, the appearance of the present volume is most timely, ..."
3. A History of Political Theories, Ancient and Mediaeval by William Archibald Dunning (1902)
"The ultimate function of the state is ped-> agogic. For the perfection of the
Community oe- pends upon the perfection of its constituent members, ..."
4. Unicorns by James Huneker (1917)
"Professor Patterson knows Riemann and his "agogic accent," which, according to
that editor of the Chopin Etudes, is a slight expansion in the value of the ..."
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