Meaning of agogic | Babel Free

Definitions

Accentuating a note by extending it slightly beyond its normal time value.

Examples

“On most early instruments, changes were made only at agogic pauses, caesuras, repeats or between sections.”

“6F is the longest-held cadence sonority (it has the most agogic emphasis), and ends very conclusively with the V₇-I-V₇-V-I chord progression.”

“Obviously, extended melodies should end on the strongest and most agogic melodic cadence.”

“Timpanists need to be particularly aware of agogic accents because they often swallow up the smaller notes that precede them.”

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