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ANACRUSIS [2 records]

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Record 1 1985-10-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Musicology
DEF

A weak (unaccentuated) beat that begins a phrase or melody before the first bar line of the composition (or section), and occurs before the first accented beat ...

OBS

It is so called because it is indicated by an upward motion of the conductor's hand or baton.

OBS

Some authors give a wider sense to the word anacrusis.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Musicologie
DEF

mouvement ascendant de la main ou du bâton qui se place sur un temps faible (...)

CONT

Par extension, on désigne, en musique (...) par arsis, le temps faible.

Spanish

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Record 2 1985-10-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Musicology
DEF

one or more syllables at the beginning of a line of poetry that are regarded as preliminary to and not as part of the metrical pattern of that line.

OBS

Pl. anacruses.

OBS

It is by extension that this term is used in music. Some authors give it as a synonym for upbeat, while others give it a more general meaning.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Musicologie
DEF

Note ou groupe de notes dépourvues d'accentuation, commençant une phrase musicale ou une composition, et précédant immédiatement le premier temps fort.

Spanish

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