Hocket
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| - | '''''Klangfarbenmelodie''''' ([[German language|German]] for sound-color-melody) is a [[music]]al technique that involves splitting a musical line or [[melody]] between several [[musical instrument|instrument]]s, rather than assigning it to just one instrument (or set of instruments), thereby adding color ([[timbre]]) and [[musical texture|texture]] to the melodic line. The technique is sometimes referred to as "[[Pointillism]]", a term borrowed from a neo-impressionist painting technique. | + | In [[music]], '''hocket''' is the [[rhythmic]] [[linear]] technique using the alternation of [[note (music)|notes]], [[pitch (music)|pitches]], or [[chord (music)|chord]]s. In medieval practice of hocket, a single [[melody]] is shared between two (or occasionally more) voices such that alternately one voice sounds while the other rests. |
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| - | * [[Hocket]] | + | * [[Bigwala]], ceremonial music from [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2A-2KJ2MTKk Uganda] |
| + | * [[Kecak]], Balinese performance piece also known as the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3odvMJLGoCo Ramayana Monkey Chant] | ||
| + | * [[Klangfarbenmelodie]] | ||
| + | * [[Melodic fission]] | ||
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In music, hocket is the rhythmic linear technique using the alternation of notes, pitches, or chords. In medieval practice of hocket, a single melody is shared between two (or occasionally more) voices such that alternately one voice sounds while the other rests.
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- Bigwala, ceremonial music from Uganda
- Kecak, Balinese performance piece also known as the Ramayana Monkey Chant
- Klangfarbenmelodie
- Melodic fission
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