Music Term: Off-beat
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Off-beat


Definition and background:

Any pulse that accentuates any part of the measure other than the first beat of the measure.


For more information on the music term "Off-beat" check out these other resources:

Wikipedia - Glossary of Musical Terminology

Virginia Tech Multimedia Music Dictionary

ORB -- Medieval Music Glossary





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