polyrhythms

noun

Meaning

Music with multiple rhythmic elements played simultaneously.
A rhythm performed as part of a piece of music with multiple rhythmic elements played simultaneously.
Music containing two or more conflicting pulses.

Etymology / origin

No prose etymology has been added yet.

No ancestor words have been linked yet.

Related words

syncopation(English)percussion(English)backbeat(English)ostinato(English)rhythms(English)chromaticism(English)ride cymbal(English)sonority(English)

Descendant words

No descendant words have been linked yet.

Sources

DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data