music Music is the arrangement of sound to create some combination of Musical form, form, harmony, melody, rhythm, or otherwise Musical expression, expressive content. Music is generally agreed to be a cultural universal that is present in all hum ...

, a homorhythm or homometer is a

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having a "similarity of rhythm in all parts"Griffiths, Paul (2005). ''The Penguin Companion to Classical Music'', p.375. . or "very similar

rhythm Rhythm (from Greek , ''rhythmos'', "any regular recurring motion, symmetry") generally means a " movement marked by the regulated succession of strong and weak elements, or of opposite or different conditions". This general meaning of regular r ...

" as would be used in simple

hymn A hymn is a type of song, and partially synonymous with devotional song, specifically written for the purpose of adoration or prayer, and typically addressed to a deity or deities, or to a prominent figure or personification. The word ''hymn'' d ...

chorale A chorale is the name of several related musical forms originating in the music genre of the Lutheran chorale: * Hymn tune of a Lutheran hymn (e.g. the melody of " Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme"), or a tune in a similar format (e.g. one o ...

settings.Randel, Don Michael (2002). ''The Harvard Concise Dictionary of Music and Musicians'', p.305. . Homorhythm is a condition of

homophony In music, homophony (;, Greek: ὁμόφωνος, ''homóphōnos'', from ὁμός, ''homós'', "same" and φωνή, ''phōnē'', "sound, tone") is a texture in which a primary part is supported by one or more additional strands that provide ...

. All voices sing the same rhythm. This texture results in a homophonic texture, which is a blocked chordal texture. Homorhythmic texture delivers lyrics with clarity and emphasis. Texture in which parts have different rhythms is heterorythmic or heterometric. The term is used for compositions in which all the voice-parts move simultaneously in the same rhythm, forming a succession of chords.Apel, Willi (1969). ''Harvard Dictionary of Music'', p.426. Harvard. . It may also be called '' chordal style'', ''familiar style'', ''note-against-note style'', ''isometric'', and ''

homophonic Homophony and Homophonic are from the Greek language, Greek ὁμόφωνος (''homóphōnos''), literally 'same sounding,' from ὁμός (''homós''), "same" and φωνή (''phōnē''), "sound". It may refer to: *Homophones − words with the s ...

''. ''Isometric'' may used to refer to music in which each vocal part has the same number of syllables, with ''isorythmic'' being used to refer to music in which each voice has the same rhythm.

Isometre

Isometre is the use of

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without regular

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. The music is used in the psalmsongs of the Orthodox Reformed Churches in the Netherlands, based on the rhythm made by Petrus Datheen (16th century), as well as some other churches. Isometric music may be homometric music or music in which each vocal part has the same number of syllables, with ''isorythmic'' being used to refer to music in which each voice has the same rhythm.

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