rhythmic chanting consisting of improvised rhymes performed to rhythmic accompaniment
Rap
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Alberti Bass
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a simple accompaniment consisting of broken chords, usually 'tonic, dominant, mediant, dominant' in succession
Clave
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five note, two bar rhythmic pattern which generates rhythmic measurement and is the foundation and backbone of salsa
Ektar
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folk instrument used to provide a drone as well as simple rhythmic accompaniment to folk songs in the Indian subcontinent, on…
Ostinato
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Theory
An ostinato can appear in the bass, inner voices, or accompaniment figures. In guitar music, it often supports variation, seq…
Scotch snap
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a rhythmic figure consisting of a short note on the beat followed by a long note which is then held until the next beat
Taconeo
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Spanish
a stomping dance often performed to flamenco accompaniment
Recessional
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composition to be performed at the end of a church service as the clergy leaves the church
Reggae
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a slow tempo rhythmic style that originated in Jamaica