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Aksak
In Ottoman musical theory, ''aksak'' () is a rhythmic system in which pieces or sequences, executed in a fast tempo, are based on the uninterrupted reiteration of a matrix, which results from the juxtaposition of rhythmic cells based on the alternation of binary and ternary quantities, as in , , , etc. The name literally means "limping", "stumbling", or "slumping", and has been borrowed by Western ethnomusicologists to refer generally to irregular, or additive meters. In Turkish folk music, these metres occur mainly in vocal and instrumental dance music, though they are found also in some folksongs. Strictly speaking, in Turkish music theory the term refers only to the grouping of nine pulses into a pattern of . Some examples are shown below. In jazz The ''aksak'' rhythm is prominently featured in the jazz standard "Blue Rondo à la Turk" by Dave Brubeck. In rock The Belgian experimental rock group Aksak Maboul take their name from this rhythm. See also *Additive rhythm an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aksak Maboul
Aksak Maboul are a Belgian avant-rock band founded in 1977 by Marc Hollander with Vincent Kenis, and now revolving around Hollander and Véronique Vincent. Aksak Maboul hasn't stopped changing shape and form throughout its existence (the only permanent member being its initiator), exploring diverse musical styles with their own aesthetic approach. Aksak Maboul started out with two studio albums, '' Onze Danses Pour Combattre la Migraine'' (1977) and '' Un Peu de l'Âme des Bandits'' (1980), the latter with ex- Henry Cow members Chris Cutler and Fred Frith. They were also active in the Rock in Opposition movement in 1979. Around the mid-1980s, Aksak Maboul went into a 30-year hiatus, during which Marc Hollander fully devoted himself to his Crammed Discs label, before resuming his activities as a musician in 2014 by working on the unfinished third Aksak Maboul album, ''Ex-Futur Album'' (by Véronique Vincent & Aksak Maboul), that had been written and recorded between 1980 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ottoman Music
Ottoman music () or Turkish classical music (, or more recently ) is the tradition of classical music originating in the Ottoman Empire. Developed in the palace, major Ottoman cities, and Sufi lodges, it traditionally features a solo singer with a small to medium-sized instrumental ensemble. A tradition of music that reached its golden age around the early 18th century, Ottoman music traces its roots back to the music of the Hellenic and Persianate world, a distinctive feature of which is the usage of a modal melodic system. This system, alternatively called '' makam'', '' dastgah'' or '' echos'', is a large and varied system of melodic material, defining both scales and melodic contour. In Ottoman music alone, more than 600 makams have been used so far, and out of these, at least 120 makams are in common use and formally defined. Rhythmically, Ottoman music uses the ''zaman'' and ''usûl'' systems, which determine time signatures and accents respectively. A wide variety of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Additive Rhythm And Divisive Rhythm
In music, the terms ''additive'' and ''divisive'' are used to distinguish two types of both rhythm and meter (music), meter: * A divisive (or, alternately, multiplicative) rhythm is a rhythm in which a larger period of time is divided into smaller rhythmic units or, conversely, some integer unit is regularly multiplied into larger, equal units. * This can be contrasted with additive rhythm, in which larger periods of time are constructed by concatenation, concatenating (joining end to end) a series of units into larger units of unequal length, such as a meter produced by the regular alternation of and . When applied to meters, the terms ''perfect'' and ''imperfect'' are sometimes used as the equivalents of ''divisive'' and ''additive'', respectively . For example, 4 may be evenly divided by 2 or reached by adding 2 + 2. In contrast, 5 is only evenly divisible by 5 and 1 and may be reached by adding 2 or 3. Thus, (or, more commonly, ) is divisive while is additive. The terms ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gankino
Undecuple meter or undecuple time is a musical Metre (music), meter in which each Bar (music), measure is divided into 11 equally spaced Beat (music), beats, usually notated as either or . It is usually subdivided into groupings of two or three beats (for example, a grouping of the meter could be ). The meter remained largely unused until the 19th century, when Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov used it in his operas ''The Snow Maiden'' and Sadko (opera), ''Sadko''. Because 11 is a prime number, undecuple meter is considered a Time signature#Complex time signatures, complex time signature. It can be found in jazz, Pop music, pop, and Rock music, rock music. In folk music Kopanitsa Kopanitsa is a form of Bulgarian folk music that utilizes certain forms of undecuple meter (typically ). The terms are also used to describe the folk dances that are frequently performed alongside the music.Typically, kopanitsa's usage of undecuple meter will divide the measure into groupings of . This usa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paidushko Horo
Pajdushko horo; is a folk dance from BulgariaПайдушко хоро (нар. муз.) бълг. нар. хоро в такт 5/8, бързо темпо, разпространено в цялата страна. Светослав Четриков (1969) Музикален терминологичен речник, Наука и изкуство, София, стр. 242. and North Macedonia. It features a 5-beat meter divided into "quick" (2-beat) and "slow" (3-beat) units, abbreviated ''quick-slow'' or 2+3.time . Like many other Balkan folk dances, each region or village has its own version of the dance. It is traditionally a men's dance, but in modern times it is often performed in lines of both men and women. It is a line dance, with the dancers in a line facing left, holding hands. The dance starts moving right with a series of four lift-steps, followed by moving left: crossing the right foot in front of the left, transferring the weight onto the right foot while moving the l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lesnoto
Lesnoto (Macedonian and Bulgarian: Лесното, "The Easy One" or "The Simple One"), or Lesno, is the name of a family of simple, popular folk dances from North Macedonia, also done in Bulgaria and parts of neighboring Balkan countries. It is a line dance, usually done to a seven-beat meter organized in a ''slow'' (3 beats), ''quick'' (2 beats), ''quick'' (2 beats) rhythm, often abbreviated 3+2+2. The common factor of all the forms is a pattern of "three steps to the right, one step to the left". These are probably the most common dances in the region, done at parties and ''mehanas'' (cafés) to both traditional and modern music. Alternate names The dance is also referred to by many local names. In Macedonia: ''Pravoto'' and ''Ramnoto'' (both mean 'direct' or 'straight'), ''Za ramo'' ('by the shoulders', referring to the men's shoulder hold), or ''Tesko'' ('heavy', in the sense of slow and deliberate). Often it is called by the name of a popular tune it is danced to. In Bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daychovo Horo
Dajchovo horo () is a Bulgarian folk dance done to a nine-beat meter. It is unique in two ways: it is a circle dance (most Bulgarian dances are either line or couple dances), and yet it has a leader (most circle dances have no leader). Dance steps The dance has a basic step pattern consisting of a lift of the right knee on the first beat, followed by three steps in place. This pattern is repeated, alternating which knee is lifted. Each pattern is done in a single measure of 9 beats () with a pattern counted 2+2+2+3 or "quick-quick-quick-slow". A leader in the circle can then call out variations to be performed, starting on the first beat of a pattern (when the right knee would be lifted). This is done as a banter between the leader and the rest of the circle. Following the banter, the entire circle performs the variation, and then resumes the basic dance step. The banter and most variations take up four measures of the music. This means that the leader can choose to call ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grancharsko Horo
Bulgarian folk dances are intimately related to the music of Bulgaria. This distinctive feature of Balkan folk music is the asymmetrical meter, built up around various combinations of 'quick' and 'slow' beats. The music, in Western musical notation, is often described using compound meter notation, where the notational meter accents, i.e., the heard beats, can be of different lengths, usually 1, 2, 3, or 4. Many Bulgarian dances are line dances, in which the dancers dance in a straight or curved line, holding hands. Overview Many Bulgarian dances are line dances, with the dancers holding hands in a straight or curved line, facing in toward the center of the dance space. Originally men and women danced in separate lines, or in a gender-segregated line in which the last woman and first man held opposite ends of a handkerchief, to avoid gender contact but today men and women often dance in mixed lines. Several different handholds are used in the different dances" * Holding hands ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhythmic Cell
The 1957 ''Encyclopédie Larousse''quoted in Nattiez, Jean-Jacques (1990). ''Music and Discourse: Toward a Semiology of Music'' (''Musicologie générale et sémiologue'', 1987). Translated by Carolyn Abbate (1990). . defines a cell in music as a "small rhythmic and melodic design that can be isolated, or can make up one part of a thematic context". The cell may be distinguished from the figure or motif: the 1958 ''Encyclopédie Fasquelle'' defines a cell as "the smallest indivisible unit", unlike the motif, which may be divisible into more than one cell. "A cell can be developed, independent of its context, as a melodic fragment, it can be used as a developmental motif. It can be the source for the whole structure of the work; in that case it is called a generative cell." A rhythmic cell is a cell without melodic connotations. It may be entirely percussive or applied to different melodic segments. History The term "cell" (German: ''Keim'') derives from organic music theorists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jazz Standard
Jazz standards are musical compositions that are an important part of the musical repertoire of jazz musicians, in that they are widely known, performed, and recorded by jazz musicians, and widely known by listeners. There is no definitive List of jazz standards (other), list of jazz standards, and the list of songs deemed to be standard (music), standards changes over time. Songs included in major fake book publications (lead sheet collections of popular tunes) and jazz reference works offer a rough guide to which songs are considered standards. Not all jazz standards were written by jazz composers. Many are originally Tin Pan Alley popular songs, Broadway theatre, Broadway show tunes or songs from Cinema of the United States, Hollywood musical film, musicals – the Great American Songbook. In Europe, jazz standards and "fake books" may even include some traditional folk songs (such as in Scandinavia) or pieces of a minority ethnic group's music (such as gypsy music ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue Rondo à La Turk
Blue is one of the three primary colours in the RYB colour model (traditional colour theory), as well as in the RGB (additive) colour model. It lies between violet and cyan on the spectrum of visible light. The term ''blue'' generally describes colours perceived by humans observing light with a dominant wavelength that's between approximately 450 and 495 nanometres. Most blues contain a slight mixture of other colours; azure contains some green, while ultramarine contains some violet. The clear daytime sky and the deep sea appear blue because of an optical effect known as Rayleigh scattering. An optical effect called the Tyndall effect explains blue eyes. Distant objects appear more blue because of another optical effect called aerial perspective. Blue has been an important colour in art and decoration since ancient times. The semi-precious stone lapis lazuli was used in ancient Egypt for jewellery and ornament and later, in the Renaissance, to make the pig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
