A rhythm used simultaneously with another rhythm or rhythms.
〔乐〕交叉节奏
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The harmonies become slightly more astringent, and one hears a new fascination with cross-rhythms and syncopation.
The finale is a blazing samba, with all sorts of cross-rhythms and various textures.
A remarkable passage in unisons and octaves follows which leads to a fugue bristling with cross-rhythms.
Meanwhile, the background riff is punctuated by a disjointed cross-rhythm that one slowly identifies as gunfire, soon to be joined by the ominous rising and falling of sirens.
This is a lyrical piece involving complex cross-rhythms.
Definition of cross-rhythm in US English:
cross-rhythm
nounˈkrôsˌriT͟Həm
Music
1A rhythm used simultaneously with another rhythm or rhythms.
〔乐〕交叉节奏
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This is a lyrical piece involving complex cross-rhythms.
Meanwhile, the background riff is punctuated by a disjointed cross-rhythm that one slowly identifies as gunfire, soon to be joined by the ominous rising and falling of sirens.
The finale is a blazing samba, with all sorts of cross-rhythms and various textures.
A remarkable passage in unisons and octaves follows which leads to a fugue bristling with cross-rhythms.
The harmonies become slightly more astringent, and one hears a new fascination with cross-rhythms and syncopation.
1.1The use of two or more rhythms simultaneously.
交叉节奏的使用
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An intricate pattern of identical complex cross-rhythms repeat every 30 seconds producing a trance inducing effect.