English
Noun
rhythmic unit
#A durational pattern with a duration equivalent to a whole number of pulses on an underlying metric level, opposed to a rhythmic gesture. Rhythmic units are described as metric, intrametric, contrametric, or extrametric. (DeLone? et. al. (Eds.), 1975, chap. 3) rfc|music definition needs rewritten because the current one is copyrighted
Related terms
rhythm
References
DeLone? et. al. (Eds.) (1975). Aspects of Twentieth-Century Music. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall. ISBN 0130493465, Ch. 3.
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