Questions tagged [syncopation]
For questions related to syncopation, the act of rhythmic articulations being out of phase with the underlying meter.
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Writing out this syncopated rhythm
I am a novice guitar player and wanted to make sure I wrote out this syncopated rhythm correctly on the guitar. It doesn't seem to correspond with the online lesson I am doing, so your feedback or ...
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Should this fugue subject be regarded as syncopated?
The following fugue subject is from Muffat's 12 Toccatas and 72 Versets...
My understanding of the broad meaning of syncopation is any rhythm that displaces the sense of regular strong beats.
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Syncopation in Greensleeves?
Can anyone explain if there's syncopation in Ralph Vaughan Williams' (To sir with love version) of Fantasia on Greensleeves.
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What do you call it when a song constantly adds prominent rests? (like the example given)
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(Romance in the Night Sky [Touhou]). As is immediately obvious, it keeps hitting you with rests in a weird rhythm that completely ...
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Is any stress on the weak note considered syncopation?
I am trying to understand syncopation and in this case the forth beat is a a weak beat. There's no rest before it but a half note (minim). Is this a case of syncopation? I was trying to train myself ...
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What specific wrist movement had A. Brendel in mind for playing syncopated notes?
In his book A Pianist's A-Z A. Brendel writes:
[This is my clumsy translation from a non-English edition. If you have a proper English quote, please replace this with it.]
syncopation
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Syncopation and Dotted Rhythms
What is the difference between dotted rhythms and syncopated rhythms?
Is there any difference?
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Dotted quarter or tied notes
I know in 4/4 you are supposed to clearly indicate beats 1 and 3 in the measure, but does this apply to beat 2 as well? I am transcribing a song on piano and don't know which version of this measure ...
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What's it called when the Melody and Harmony are half a measure out-of-sync?
As an example in caveman speak, the melody goes ONE-2-3-4-ONE-2-3-4, and the harmony goes 1-2-THREE-4,1-2-THREE-4.
I'm not sure this is actually an example of what I'm talking about, but in the intro ...
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Is a syncopated rhythm in 4/4 time really 4/4 time?
I am working on this score (so far just cellos violas and bassses) which uses a changing rhythm but in modern music this could be notated in 4/4 time too with syncopation. In fact, the rhythm used is ...
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Can anyone identify what's going on with this rhythm? Is it syncopated, odd time signature or are the instruments out of sync?
I'm currently transcribing the outro section of the song "Even the Gods Must Die" by Nile and I've been trying to figure out how to approach the feel of the rhythm. It seems like the drums ...
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Help with note grouping in 6/4 time
I'm currently preparing music for a rehearsal and recording session, and I want my charts to be easy and clear to read without any problems.
I have a tune in 6/4 and am a little unsure of what looks ...
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Syncopation in classical music [closed]
Can anyone can point me, a lay person, to good examples of syncopation in classical music? I'm also wondering if syncopation shows up at all in Baroque music.
Thank you.
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How should I approach getting used to a wonky syncopation?
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My question is part general, and part specific, because I'm having a hard time with a specific song, but my question is on how to approach the more general problem.
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I'm learning ...
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What is it called when a song starts sounding like the beat is in one place, but is actually somewhere else? [duplicate]
The example that brought this to mind is Lindsey Stirling's "Darkside". At the beginning of the song, plucked notes are played on what we later find out is on the third triplets, but we have ...
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