Music A-Level
Non-retrogradable rhythms
What Non-retrogradable rhythms means in Music A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Non-retrogradable rhythms
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Palindromic rhythmic cells that remain identical when played backwards, sounding the same forwards and backwards.
Topics that use Non-retrogradable rhythms
- Area of study 7: Art music since 1910 - Named composers (AQA A-Level)
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