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syncopation

sihn-kuh-PAE-shun

[English]

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.


Example


Traditional Spanish villancico: Ríu, ríu, chíu


Igor Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring, "Dance of the Youths and Maidens"


Johannes Brahms: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77, III


George Gershwin: Piano Concerto in F major, III


Pyotr IlyichTchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23, III


Alexander Borodin: Prince Igor, "Polovetsian Dances"



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Last Updated: 2016-06-19 18:41:10