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What does polyrhythm mean?

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Noun
  1. (music) Music with multiple rhythmic elements played simultaneously.
  2. (music) A rhythm performed as part of a piece of music with multiple rhythmic elements played simultaneously.
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The complex polyrhythm and the dancers' physicality evoke strong and instinctive feelings of vitality.
Jazz arose in the early 1900s as the African genius for polyrhythm merged with European instrumentation and melody.
But the program can tell at any place in the middle of this complicated polyrhythm exactly where it needs to be.
The F minor has a Brahmsian intensity and characteristic polyrhythm in the Scherzo and finale.
Each drum assumed a well defined role in the polyrhythm performance and they were given the generic name of Tumbadoras.
The following topics will be covered: swing feel, composition, mixed meter, polyrhythm, playing in rhythm sections, eartraining, technique, sound, form and how to shape a solo.

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