ISORHYTHM


Meaning of ISORHYTHM in English

— isorhythmic , adj. — isorhythmically , adv.

/uy"seuh ridh'euhm/ , n. Music.

a structural feature characteristic of the Ars Nova motet, consisting of a single rhythmic phrase pattern repeated, usually in the tenor, throughout the composition.

[ 1950-55; ISO- + RHYTHM ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .