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musical rhythm

DEFINITIONS OF: musical rhythm

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n the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music

Synonyms:
beat, rhythm
Types:
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backbeat
a loud steady beat
downbeat
the first beat of a musical measure (as the conductor's arm moves downward)
offbeat, upbeat
an unaccented beat (especially the last beat of a measure)
syncopation
a musical rhythm accenting a normally weak beat
Type of:
musical time
(music) the beat of musical rhythm
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