polyrhythmn.
/ˈpɒlɪˌrɪð(ə)m/, U.S. /ˈpɑliˌrɪð(ə)m/ Music.
The use of two or more different rhythms simultaneously; an instance of this. Also: music using such rhythms.
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polyrhythm1908
syncopation1921
1908 New Schaff-Herzog Encycl. Relig. Knowl. X. 156 Peculiar..to the folk-song, is the so called polyrhythm, by virtue of which in one and the same melody double and triple time interchange, thus producing rhythmical combinations which can only with difficulty be conveyed in modern measures.
1929 Times 13 Apr. 10/2 Jazz has made a modest contribution to serious music by accustoming people in an elementary way to polyrhythm.
1949 Funk's Standard Dict. Folklore I. 151/1 Musically, the blues are distinguished by..syncopation and polyrhythm characteristic of Negro music.
1979 Daily Tel. 1 Nov. 15/6 In its simultaneous use of conflicting time signatures, of extremely intricate syncopations and polyrhythms, the late 14th century produced music of a complexity that has hardly been equalled until our own time.
2003 Sing Out! Winter 55/1 The French musette/jazz song form..still possesses skillfully jointed polyrhythms due to the unique displaced beat approach.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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