polyrhythmic
Britishadjective
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In this record we hear faint echoes of the musical genres that are emerging, in Garrison playing heavy funk bass lines, Tyner’s harmonic sophistication and the polyrhythmic enchantment of Elvin Jones’s drums.
From New York Times • Feb. 7, 2024
Even Spike Lee stood up and danced in Toronto when the band played “Once in a Lifetime,” a polyrhythmic, joyful song with the refrain “Same as it ever was.”
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 20, 2023
From the spice bomb percussive crescendo on “Take Me to the Pilot” to a conga-rapping “Burn Down the Mission,” the polyrhythmic foursome made each number sound that much bigger.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 17, 2022
For long sections, Mozart recedes entirely, replaced by Jlin’s own fantastically polyrhythmic percussive imaginings.
From New York Times • Aug. 12, 2022
Children’s clapping games and rock passing games provide very simple but accessible examples of polyrhythmic learning.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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