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Hocket

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Meaning

(music) In medieval music, a rhythmic linear technique using the alternation of notes, pitches, or chords. A single melody is shared between two (or occasionally more) voices such that alternately one voice sounds while the other rests..

Definitions by Sense

  1. (music) In medieval music, a rhythmic linear technique using the alternation of notes, pitches, or chords. A single melody is shared between two (or occasionally more) voices such that alternately one voice sounds while the other rests.
  2. (architecture) A narrow passageway or opening between buildings, typically designed to facilitate access or movement between separate architectural structures.
  3. Any small gap or opening; often used to describe a narrow space that allows for movement or connection between two areas.

Example Sentences

Hocket is a contrapuntal technique described by the early fourteenth-century Walter Odington as "A truncation … made over the tenor … in such a way that one voice is always silent while the other sings."

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What does hocket mean?

Hocket means (music) In medieval music, a rhythmic linear technique using the alternation of notes, pitches, or chords. A single melody is shared between two (or occasionally more) voices such that alternately one voice sounds while the other rests..

What is a synonym for hocket?

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What is the opposite of hocket?

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How do you use hocket in a sentence?

Hocket is a contrapuntal technique described by the early fourteenth-century Walter Odington as "A truncation … made over the tenor … in such a way that one voice is always silent while the other sings."

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