rhythm
(RIH-thum)


[Eng.]


The subdivision of a space of time into a defined, repeated pattern. Rhythm is the controlled movement of music in time. It may be defined as the division of music into regular metric portions; the regular pulsation of music.


SUGGESTED LISTENING EXAMPLES:

Rhythm, Baroque:
Corelli: Violin Sonata in A major, Op. 5, No. 9, "Gigue"
W. W. Norton - 4-CD Musical Example Bank -- Disc 2, Track 61
Monteverdi: L'incoronazione di Poppea, Act III, Scene 3, "Innocente son io"
W. W. Norton - 4-CD Musical Example Bank -- Disc 2, Track 56
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Op. 8, No. 3, "Autumn", III
W. W. Norton - 4-CD Musical Example Bank -- Disc 1, Track 10

Rhythm, Classical:
Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622, III

W. W. Norton - 4-CD Musical Example Bank -- Disc 1, Track 6
Haydn: Symphony No. 45 in F-sharp minor (Farewell), I
W. W. Norton - 4-CD Musical Example Bank -- Disc 3, Track 5
Mozart: Requiem in D minor, K. 626, Dies Irae, "Quantus tremor"
W. W. Norton - 4-CD Musical Example Bank -- Disc 3, Track 8

Rhythm, Impressionist:
Debussy: Syrinx for Flute Solo

W. W. Norton - 4-CD Musical Example Bank -- Disc 1, Track 52
Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé
W. W. Norton - 4-CD Musical Example Bank -- Disc 3, Track 37

Rhythm, Impressionist, irregular:
Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé (closing section of the ballet)

W. W. Norton - 4-CD Musical Example Bank -- Disc 3, Track 37
Ravel: Rapsodie espagnole, "Feria" (middle section)
W. W. Norton - 4-CD Musical Example Bank -- Disc 1, Track 65

Rhythm, Medieval:
Gregorian Chant: Whitsunday Mass, "Alleluia, Emitte spiritum"

W. W. Norton - 4-CD Musical Example Bank -- Disc 2, Track 37
Organum: Tu Patris sempiternus et filius (three excerpts)
W. W. Norton - 4-CD Musical Example Bank -- Disc 2, Track 38

Rhythm, Renaissance:
Traditional Spanish villancico: Ríu, ríu, chíu

W. W. Norton - 4-CD Musical Example Bank -- Disc 2, Track 48
Josquin Desprez: Ave Maria . . . virgo serena
W. W. Norton - 4-CD Musical Example Bank -- Disc 2, Track 43

Rhythm, Romantic:
Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio espagnol, Op. 34, "Fandango asturiano"

W. W. Norton - 4-CD Musical Example Bank -- Disc 2, Track 23
Chopin: Prelude in E minor, Op. 28, No. 4
W. W. Norton - 4-CD Musical Example Bank -- Disc 1, Track 16
Schubert: Gretchen am Spinnrade, D. 118
W. W. Norton - 4-CD Musical Example Bank -- Disc 3, Track 13

Rhythm, bass line, Baroque:
Couperin: Second livre de clavecin, "Les barricades misterieuses"

W. W. Norton - 4-CD Musical Example Bank -- Disc 2, Track 60
Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B-flat major, BWV 1051, III
W. W. Norton - 4-CD Musical Example Bank -- Disc 1, Track 38
Vivaldi: Concerto Grosso in D minor, Op. 11, No. 3, III
W. W. Norton - 4-CD Musical Example Bank -- Disc 1, Track 21

Rhythm, 20th century:
Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring, "Sacrificial Dance of the Chosen One"

W. W. Norton - 4-CD Musical Example Bank -- Disc 3, Track 38
Boulez: Le marteau sans maitre, IX
W. W. Norton - 4-CD Musical Example Bank -- Disc 3, Track 58
Messiaen: Turangalila-Symphony, "Joie du sang des étoiles"
W. W. Norton - 4-CD Musical Example Bank -- Disc 3, Track 66
Stravinsky: Pastorale
W. W. Norton - 4-CD Musical Example Bank -- Disc 2, Track 7

Rhythm, 20th century, complex:
Poulenc: Gloria in G major, "Laudamus te" (ending)

W. W. Norton - 4-CD Musical Example Bank -- Disc 2, Track 26
Messiaen: Turangalila-Symphony, "Joi du sang des étoiles"
W. W. Norton - 4-CD Musical Example Bank -- Disc 3, Track 66

Rhythm, 20th century, new concepts:
Boulez: Le marteau sans maitre, IX

W. W. Norton - 4-CD Musical Example Bank -- Disc 3, Track 58
Hindemith: Sonata for Bass, Tuba, and Piano, III
W. W. Norton - 4-CD Musical Example Bank -- Disc 2, Track 13

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