polyrhythmic
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Even Spike Lee stood up and danced in Toronto when the band played “Once in a Lifetime,” a polyrhythmic, joyful song with the refrain “Same as it ever was.”
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 20, 2023
From the spice bomb percussive crescendo on “Take Me to the Pilot” to a conga-rapping “Burn Down the Mission,” the polyrhythmic foursome made each number sound that much bigger.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 17, 2022
McPherson has a relatively gentle touch on the drums, but still channels the earth-moving polyrhythmic force of Elvin Jones.
From New York Times • Jun. 24, 2022
This new album — unsurprisingly gorgeous, adventurously polyrhythmic, sung in Portuguese, recorded while quarantined in his home studio — is titled “Meu Coco.”
From Washington Post • Oct. 22, 2021
Children’s clapping games and rock passing games provide very simple but accessible examples of polyrhythmic learning.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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