polyrhythm
Americannoun
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Origin of polyrhythm
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After his lessons with Smith, Naqvi was best known as the drummer from Dawn of Midi, a mesmerizing trio that approached polyrhythm with a thrilling, almost scientific tenacity.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 20, 2022
“I’m thinking of past lives, I’m thinking of having a kid,” Fohr sings, crooning a journal entry over alien polyrhythm.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 28, 2020
Mr. Lewis began the piece’s “Eric Garner” movement by tracing out threadbare clouds on the Hammond B3; the guitarist Ron Jackson played high, melting notes as Jeremy Clemons established a molasses-like polyrhythm on the drums.
From New York Times ● Jan. 15, 2018
Their sound actually evoked Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, which Jerry Gonzalez acknowledged by including Freddie Hubbard’s waltz “Up Jumped Spring,” recast in 12/8 Cuban polyrhythm.
From New York Times ● May 25, 2012
To best illustrate a polyrhythm, the following system, known as the T.U.B.S. or Tiny Unit Box System, was developed as a way for participants to visualize the inner workings of a polyrhythm.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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