Glossary entry

Portuguese term or phrase:

célula rítmica

English translation:

rhythmic cell

Added to glossary by Rebekah Fowler (X)
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Portuguese term

célula rítmica

Portuguese to English Art/Literary Music
Part of a Brazilian manual discussing how to play the cavaquinho:
"Células rítmicas mais comuns no acompanhamento de cavaquinho" [the text continues with a list of traditional cavaquinho rhythms: polca, schottisch, maxixe, choro, samba, etc.]

I also found the phrase in a Spanish article about salsa music:

"Vale agregar que el cinquillo es un grupo de notas sincopadas distribuidas en dos compases, cuando un grupo de tres notas sincopadas (compás fuerte) se alterna con otro no sincopado de dos notas (compás débil), para formar una célula rítmica muy característica en la música cubana que se conoce como clave, pero que por su relevancia bien merece una explicación más detallada en una futura entrega." (http://www.salsamagazine.com/generic.html?pid=39)

I'm thinking that "célula rítmica" might mean "measure", but my musical knowledge isn't very strong. All suggestions are greatly appreciated!
Proposed translations (English)
4 +1 rhythmic cell

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rhythmic cell

Relationship Between Membrane Potential Oscillations and Rhythmic ...Outside the critical range, rhythmic cell discharges were abolished. ... The occurrence and rate of rhythmic cell discharges in CA1 pyramidal layer basket ...
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CATALOGUE OF WORKS - [ Traduzir esta página ]One example of my use of the rhythmic cell 4 (from Machaut), ... By overlaying a six note melodic cell with a five beat rhythmic cell the same notes are ...
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The Boeuf Chronicles | Escovado - [ Traduzir esta página ]It is the motif, the melodic cell, or the rhythmic cell that serves as the ... “Espalhafatoso,” for example, is constructed upon only one rhythmic cell, ...
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Cell (music)
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In music a cell is similar to a figure or motif.

The 1957 Encyclopédie Larousse defines a cell as follows:

"a small rhythmic and melodic design that can be isolated, or can make up one part of a thematic context. A cell can be developed independent of its context, as a melodic fragment. It can be the source for the whole structure of the work; in that case it is called a generative cell."
The 1958 Encyclopédie Fasquelle defines a cell as follows:

"a term in musical composition, used to discuss cyclic works. It is the smallest indivisible unit; the cell is distinct from the motif, which can be divided; the cell can, itself, be used as a developmental motif."
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Source
Nattiez, Jean-Jacques (1990). Music and Discourse: Toward a Semiology of Music (Musicologie générale et sémiologue, 1987). Translated by Carolyn Abbate (1990). ISBN 0691027145.
(1958). Encyclopédie Fasquelle.
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Peer comment(s):

agree Claudio Mazotti : yep!
2 hrs
Obrigada!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Obrigada! Fiz também uma pesquisa no Google e usa-se "melodic cell" tanto como "rhythmic cell". Claro, neste caso, "rhythmic cell" seria o mais apropriado."
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