anacrusis
n.
unstressed syllable (Poetry); upbeat (Music)
Anacrusis
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Upbeat (music)For the Progressive/Thrash Metal group please refer to
Anacrusis (band).In
poetry, anacrusis is the lead-in
syllables, collectively, that precede the first full measure. Similarly, in
music, it is the
note or notes (even a
phrase) which precede the first
downbeat in a
group. In the latter sense an anacrusis is often called a pickup, pickup note, or pickup measure. A piece of music begginning with an anacrusis will also end before the last beat of the last bar, in order to keep the number of bars in the entire piece at a whole number.
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Anacrusis
(n.)
A prefix of one or two unaccented syllables to a verse properly beginning with an accented syllable.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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ANACRUSIS
In the dance:
This is one or more steps which may be heard just before the main accent of a phrase, such as in a 4 step redoble. We can say an anacrusis is an embellishment. For example, if the last step of a redoble lands on beat 1 of a Farruca (the accented downbeat), the preceding 3 steps (the triplet) is an ANACRUSIS.
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