Beat, accented
(AK-sent-ed beet)
The effect that occurs in music when one note or syllable is stressed or emphasized more than others.
SUGGESTED LISTENING EXAMPLES:
- Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Op. 8, No. 3, "Autumn", III
- W. W. Norton - 4-CD Musical Example Bank --
Disc 1, Track 10
- Borodin: Prince Igor, "Polovetsian Dances", Section D
- W. W. Norton - 4-CD Musical Example Bank --
Disc 1, Track 14
- Haydn: Symphony No. 94 in G major (Surprise), III
- W. W. Norton - 4-CD Musical Example Bank --
Disc 3, Track 2
- Verdi: Rigoletto, "La donna é mobile"
- W. W. Norton - 4-CD Musical Example Bank --
Disc 1, Track 56
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