polyphonic lines played together have the same rhythm but independent melodies
Homorhythmic
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Heterophonic
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two or more lines performing the same melody but applying different embellishments
Heterophony
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two or more lines performing the same melody but applying different embellishments
Isomelos
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in which a figure is repeated using the same notes but employing a different rhythm
Double-time
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in jazz, packing twice as many notes in a measure as were there in the preceding measures so that the tempo appears to gain a…
Liu qin
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treble version of the Chinese lute, had originally 2 or 3 strings and 7 frets, but today may have up to 4 steel strings, and…
Nonretrogradable rhythm
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a rhythmic pattern that sounds the same whether played forward or backwards
Parallel motion
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when two parts move the same interval in the same direction at the same time
Similar motion
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when parts move in the same direction but not necessarily by the same interval