
Polymeter vs Polyrhythm - Music: Practice & Theory Stack Exchange
Apr 30, 2013 · What is the difference between a polymeter and a polyrhythm? Do these words mean anything different for different instruments? PS: I'm a drummer.
What are best practices surrounding polymetric music notation?
Jan 6, 2016 · I'm writing a piece that has a 13/16 ostinato in it. However, the melodies aren't going to make any effort to have their downbeats line up with the ostinato. What are the best practices …
rhythm - What is rhythmic counterpoint? - Music: Practice & Theory ...
Oct 9, 2020 · Apparently, poly-meter creates "rhythmic" counterpoint. What does this mean? Nothing online shows anything. What are other effects of poly-meter?
Having trouble playing a polymetric rhythm - Music: Practice & Theory ...
Apr 15, 2020 · I have had difficulty with this polymetric keyboard line at 1:55. I don't know if I'd call it polymetric or just a phasing ostinato, but regardless I am having a tough time playing it. The section ...
Vertical dashed line spanning certain staves in Lilypond
Jun 8, 2025 · 0 In polytemporal or polymetric scores, I find it helpful to indicate places where music vertically lines up; for example, when barlines in different staves coincide, or when the entry of a part …
composition - 3:2 polymeter in a single 6/4 time signature, which ...
Nov 12, 2020 · Normally the ambiguity in a 6/4 measure would be expressed as the ambiguity between the normal 6/4 compound duple meter (two groups of three quarter notes each per measure) and …
Is there a word for when key signatures change every few bars, similar ...
Oct 18, 2020 · For rhythm, the term would be mixed meter; "polymetric" means that multiple different time signatures are occurring simultaneously.
theory - What is the optimal (and computationally simplest) way to ...
Jan 22, 2021 · type in a music notation that may include polytempo, polyrhythmic and/or polymetric structures visualise it in a piano roll that preserves lengths of the notes play it back accurately …
What's the purpose of annotating "colla parte" in the piano ...
Aug 6, 2024 · @ToddWilcox I see. Maybe in this case Huber wants the accompanist to get out of accompanying mode and play that line like a second instrument, thus more prominent. This is maybe …
What are the differences between tone, note, and pitch? - theory
Jun 21, 2011 · Note: (from "notation"): is a certain frequency that you write or read. Pitch: is a certain frequency that you sing or play. Tone: is a certain frequency that you hear. Timbre: is a certain …