Syncopation
(sihn-kuh-PAE-shun)


Deliberate upsetting of the meter or pulse of a composition by means of a temporary shifting of the accent to a weak beat or an off-beat.


SUGGESTED LISTENING EXAMPLES:

Borodin: Prince Igor, "Polovetsian Dances", Section D
W. W. Norton - 4-CD Musical Example Bank -- Disc 1, Track 14
Brahms: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77, III
W. W. Norton - 4-CD Musical Example Bank -- Disc 1, Track 7
Gershwin: Piano Concerto in F major, III
W. W. Norton - 4-CD Musical Example Bank -- Disc 1, Track 1
Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring, "Dance of the Youths and Maidens"
W. W. Norton - 4-CD Musical Example Bank -- Disc 1, Track 18
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23, III
W. W. Norton - 4-CD Musical Example Bank -- Disc 2, Track 24
Traditional Spanish villancico: Ríu, ríu, chíu
W. W. Norton - 4-CD Musical Example Bank -- Disc 2, Track 48

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