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
It lays out a polyrhythm of events and exhibitions, but rarely repeats itself.
From New York Times ● Nov. 30, 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
This simplification unifies audiences — that’s what marches are for — but there’s less room to pick your polyrhythm and do your own kind of dance.
From New York Times ● Dec. 28, 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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