Definition of cross-rhythm in English:
cross-rhythm
nounˈkrɒsrɪð(ə)mˈkrôsˌriT͟Həm
Music A rhythm used simultaneously with another rhythm or rhythms.
Example sentencesExamples
- The harmonies become slightly more astringent, and one hears a new fascination with cross-rhythms and syncopation.
- The finale is a blazing samba, with all sorts of cross-rhythms and various textures.
- A remarkable passage in unisons and octaves follows which leads to a fugue bristling with cross-rhythms.
- Meanwhile, the background riff is punctuated by a disjointed cross-rhythm that one slowly identifies as gunfire, soon to be joined by the ominous rising and falling of sirens.
- This is a lyrical piece involving complex cross-rhythms.