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Definition of Rhythm

Rhythm In the widest sense, a dividing into short portions by a regular succession of motions, impulses, sounds, accents, etc., producing an agreeable effect, as in music poetry, the dance, or the like. Movement in musical time, with periodical recurrence of accent; the measured beat or pulse which marks the character and expression of the music; symmetry of movement and accent. A division of lines into short portions by a regular succession of arses and theses, or percussions and remissions of voice on words or syllables. The harmonious flow of vocal sounds. Related Definitions: Accent, Agreeable, An, And, As, Beat, By, Character, Dance, Dividing, Division, Effect, Expression, Flow, Harmonious, In, Into, Like, Measured, Movement, Music, Musical, Of, On, Or, Periodical, Poetry, Producing, Pulse, Recurrence, Regular, Sense, Short, Succession, Symmetry, The, Theses, Time, Vocal, Voice, Which, With

Rhythm Quotations Action and reaction, ebb and flow, trial and error, change - this is the rhythm of living. Out of our over-confidence, fear; out of our fear, clearer vision, fresh hope. And out of hope, progress. Bruce Barton The best way to express rhythm is music. John Hartford When you sit down and think about what rock 'n' roll music really is, then you have to change that question. Played up-tempo, you call it rock 'n' roll; at a regular tempo, you call it rhythm and blues. Little Richard So we take a lot of pride in that. It's really on us to turn this thing around. I think this last month we've done just that. We've pointed ourself in the direction that we want to be, and I think we're starting to head towards that. Right now we're in a nice rhythm. Kevin Garnett I work very hard on all my poems, but most of the work consists of trying not to sound as if I had worked. I try to make them sound as natural as possible, but within a quite strict form, which to my ears has a lot to do with musical rhythm and sound. Anne Stevenson

Rhythm Translations rhythm in Dutch is ritme rhythm in Finnish is rytmi rhythm in French is rythme rhythm in German is Rhythmus rhythm in Hungarian is ritmus rhythm in Italian is ritmo rhythm in Norwegian is rytme rhythm in Portuguese is ritmo rhythm in Spanish is ritmo rhythm in Swedish is rytm

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