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What is an agogic?

What is an agogic? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (music) an accent that accentuates a note by extending it slightly beyond its normal time value
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Even if this piece appears to be of a familiar writing style, there can also be found certain innovative agogic inflections.
Our challenge today is to recreate the verve and spontaneity beyond the arithmetic aspect of the notation, which indicates neither the inflections of sound nor the agogic liberties to be taken.
And I have especially sought to show through these sublime miniatures the organ's capacity to articulate clearly and to render the rhythmic and agogic inflexions.
But the problem is to analyse the relationships between agogic markings, time signature and unit of time, within an organic relationship with tempo giusto.
With all of the agogic inflections of the allemande, including some moments of tenderness, the Entrée is in fact less elaborate than the preceding allemandes, sparing us the sensation of a long dream.
Dynamic accents, realized through a temporary increase in sonorous volume, are to be distinguished from agogic accents, produced by slight durational extensions.

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