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polyrhythm1 CONSTRUCTPolyrhythmAROM · ETHNOMUSICOLOGY

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Ethnomusicology

the combination of several interlocking rhythmic layers, each with its own periodicity, into one coherent musical texture.

In ethnomusicology, polyrhythm refers to the combination of several interlocking rhythmic layers, each with its own periodicity, into one coherent musical texture. This meaning comes from Arom (1985/2010) in African polyphony and polyrhythm.[1]

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  1. Arom, S. (2010). African polyphony and polyrhythm: Musical structure and methodology (M. Thom, B. Tuckett, & R. Boyd, Trans.). Cambridge University Press. (Original work published 1985) ISBN 9780511518317

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