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- German · borrowed fromIsorhythmik
- English todayisorhythm
Borrowed from German Isorhythmik, coined in 1904 by composer Friedrich Ludwig (1895-1970) (iso- + rhythm).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
isorhythm
Today it means: A technique that arranges a fixed pattern of pitches with a repeating rhythmic pattern, used in some medieval motets and in more recent works. Full definition →
German Isorhythmik