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单词 polyrhythm
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Definition of polyrhythm in English:

polyrhythm

noun ˈpɒlɪrɪð(ə)mˈpɑlɪˌrɪðəm
Music
  • A rhythm which makes use of two or more different rhythms simultaneously.

    traditional African music is celebrated for its complex polyrhythms
    mass noun a mastery of tightly scored polyrhythm
    Example sentencesExamples
    • They don't just groove, they swing hard, and the polyrhythms created by the layered drummers create a groove that is as steady as it is complex.
    • Ligeti became obsessed by the complex polyrhythms and irregular multi-part vocalising of the pygmies, which became a great influence on his own work.
    • Rather than seven different sections with five different riffs, four time-changes, and an unsettling morass of polyrhythms, Bellini hits you with only a few jagged, biting, hand-picked riffs.
    • Then again, I probably wouldn't have been able to hear much ukulele over Johnson's overdriven polyrhythms and unusual Dorian modes.
    • Fela's songs evolved as jazzy jam sessions best appreciated with repeated listenings, but Femi's debut album, Shoki Shoki, leans toward rollicking, horn-driven funk with manic polyrhythms aimed directly at the dance floor.
    • ‘Typhoon’ ties all the elements into an expressionist's cloud - bright splashes and rough scratches, calls, Fernandez's elegiac guitar, heavy African polyrhythms and an incessantly looped vocal sample.

Derivatives

  • polyrhythmic

  • adjective ˌpɒlɪˈrɪðmɪkˌpɑlɪˈrɪðmɪk
    Music
    • Vocal Studies & Uprock Narratives eschews deep bass and braggadocio, working organic beats and polyrhythmic blasts with electronic effects.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Morrison went into the studio with Chris Walla and Don Zientara behind the boards; John Vanderslice guests, and Death Cab for Cutie's Jason McGerr attempts to recreate Joe Easley's polyrhythmic drumming.
      • The song is moody and weighed down but not indolent: Propelled by a polyrhythmic drumbeat, it reveals emo-core and math-rock leanings.
      • It's high energy stuff, but it changes shape throughout with bewildering ease and fluidity, from freebop polyrhythmic pummelling to spidery ballad forms to spacey textural exploration.
      • Underneath all these echoing voices (including his own mumbles), he stretches pulsing bass, percolating congas, and an ocean of polyrhythmic waves into a weird dance song constantly in-flux.
 
 

Definition of polyrhythm in US English:

polyrhythm

nounˈpɑlɪˌrɪðəmˈpäliˌriT͟Həm
Music
  • A rhythm which makes use of two or more different rhythms simultaneously.

    traditional African music is celebrated for its complex polyrhythms
    mass noun a mastery of tightly scored polyrhythm
    Example sentencesExamples
    • ‘Typhoon’ ties all the elements into an expressionist's cloud - bright splashes and rough scratches, calls, Fernandez's elegiac guitar, heavy African polyrhythms and an incessantly looped vocal sample.
    • Rather than seven different sections with five different riffs, four time-changes, and an unsettling morass of polyrhythms, Bellini hits you with only a few jagged, biting, hand-picked riffs.
    • Ligeti became obsessed by the complex polyrhythms and irregular multi-part vocalising of the pygmies, which became a great influence on his own work.
    • Fela's songs evolved as jazzy jam sessions best appreciated with repeated listenings, but Femi's debut album, Shoki Shoki, leans toward rollicking, horn-driven funk with manic polyrhythms aimed directly at the dance floor.
    • Then again, I probably wouldn't have been able to hear much ukulele over Johnson's overdriven polyrhythms and unusual Dorian modes.
    • They don't just groove, they swing hard, and the polyrhythms created by the layered drummers create a groove that is as steady as it is complex.
 
 
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