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EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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By means of added rhythmic patterns in chords and arpeggios it can fill out the music to enhance the singing of a congregation.
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Essentially it's a series of arpeggios phrased in two groups of three and one group of two eighth-notes per bar.
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Example 2 shows how the appropriate arpeggio can be found.
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Finally, the third rhythm forms a contrastingly smooth arpeggio which sweeps upwards in pairs of quavers.
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In arpeggios divided between the hands the same rule holds good.
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Obviously, without the interruption and relief of the contrasting arpeggio , the accompaniment could never have kept its mordant vitality fresh.
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Passages based on chords or arpeggios are equally effective on the harp.
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Throughout, there are no awkward melodic leaps; everything proceeds smoothly, by arpeggio or by step.