Accent |

(from lat. accentus – stress) – highlighting, emphasizing a single sound or a complex of sounds (chord). Ch is achieved. arr. by amplifying the sound. A., usually called metric, are associated with the alternation of strong (accented) and weak (non-accented) beats of the bar. Tact as an organization of accented and non-accented parts took shape at the end of the 16th century during the transition from mensural notation to modern; dance plays a prominent role in its formation. music. In addition, for the purpose of music. expressiveness, it is possible to emphasize any sound in a measure. Accents are also formed due to the transfer of the rhythmic reference sound from the strong beat of the measure to the weak one (syncope). Emphasizing sound through dynamic amplification is indicated in the special notes. signs: >, , , sf, etc. Emphasizing a sound or a sound complex can also be achieved by other means: extracting a sound with a certain delay or lengthening it (agogic A.), a sudden change in harmony, timbre, sound pitch, etc. d.

Literature: Kholopova V., Questions of rhythm in the work of composers of the first half of the 1971th century, M., 65, p. 76-1884; Riemann H., Musikalische Dynamik und Agogik, Hamburg-St.-Petersburg, 1913; Ohmann F., Melodie und Akzent, in the book: Kongress für Dsthetik und allgemeine Kunstwissenschaft, V., 1; Weiss Th., Zur ostsyrischen Laut-und Akzentlehre,…, ts. 1933.), 2; Вrelet G., Le temps musical,…, t. 1949, P., XNUMX.

N. P. Korykhalova