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What are rests in the realm of rhythm and melody?
I'll throw out a concession to the concept: The way this is phrased leads everyone toward the answer "No, a rest is a rhythmic phenomenon; it doesn't represent a 'missing note.'" Except—if ...
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What are rests in the realm of rhythm and melody?
(Rhetorical questions which are not asking for clarification to the question:) How do you define "rest"? Do you mean a physical or perceptional phenomenon such as lack of sound or an abrupt ...
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What are rests in the realm of rhythm and melody?
Practically speaking, a note is a musical (choose your own definition of 'musical') event that starts and ends at a defined time. A rest is the silent gaps between these events.
Rests are an ...
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What are rests in the realm of rhythm and melody?
Most theorists note that music does not consist entirely of sounds. Most obviously, much music includes rests. You might think that silence can function only to organize the sounds of music. One ...
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What are rests in the realm of rhythm and melody?
Rhythm and melody intersect. Certainly you cannot have a melody without rhythm.
Rests are not part of the pitch aspect of melody, so you could think of them as more purely a rhythmic element. But don'...
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