polyrhythm

See also: poly-rhythm

English

Examples
  • 3:2 is a polyrhythm where three beats occupy the same amount of time as two beats.

Alternative forms

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der.
Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús
Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor.
English poly-
Proto-Indo-European *ser-der.?
Proto-Indo-European *srew-
Proto-Indo-European *sru-dʰ-mo-s
Proto-Hellenic *hrutʰmós
Ancient Greek ῥῠθμός (rhŭthmós)bor.
Latin rhythmusder.
English rhythm
English polyrhythm

    From poly- + rhythm.

    Noun

    polyrhythm (countable and uncountable, plural polyrhythms)

    1. (uncountable, music) Music with multiple rhythmic elements played simultaneously.
    2. (countable, music) A rhythm or set of rhythms performed as part of a piece of music with multiple rhythmic elements played simultaneously, typically equally spaced in time and coprime.
    3. (countable, music) Music containing such a rhythm.

    Derived terms

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