syncopation
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The act of syncopating; the contraction of a word by taking one or more letters or syllables from the middle; syncope.
The act of syncopating; a peculiar figure of rhythm, or rhythmical alteration, which consists in welding into one tone the second half of one beat with the first half of the beat which follows.
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About this sound Play ( help · info ) Though syncopation may be highly complex, dense or complex looking rhythms often contain no syncopation.
Another way of "breaking the routine" of the dance is syncopation (the second meaning, making more steps than required by the standard description of the dance pattern).
"All dance music makes use of syncopation and it's often a vital element that helps tie the whole track together".
Also it is important to note that a dissonant interval is allowed on beat 1 because of the syncopation created by the suspension.
Compared to other forms of rock, syncopation is much less the rule.
His musical innovations, such as 4/4 dance rhythms and the employment of syncopation and jazz progressions, built on, rather than rejected, earlier musical theatre tradition.