agogics

agogics
agogic, adj.
/euh goj"iks, euh goh"jiks/, n. (usually used with a sing. v.) Music.
the theory that accent within a musical phrase can be produced by modifying the duration of certain notes rather than by increasing dynamic stress.
[1920-25; see AGOGIC ACCENT, -ICS]

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