Change of Rhythm as a Compositional Technique.
Change of Rhythm as a Compositional Technique.

Summary/Abstract: The paper demonstrates rules and some of the basic applications of metarhythmia that is one of the compositional techniques used by Greek tragedians. The presentation of the examples is proceeded bydiscussion on the phenomenon of the so-called verbal rhythm, and distinction between metrical pattern and itssyllabic realization. In the context of metarhythmia, verbal rhythm produces rhythmic ambiguity that revealsitself in specific syllabic realizations of metrical patterns. The result of the process is used by poets to generateconsecutive rhythmic phrases (cola), and thus to shape artistically the structure of a song.

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