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strophic

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stro·phic  (strfk, strfk)
adj.
1. Relating to or consisting of strophes.
2. Music Having the same melody used for each strophe.

strophic [ˈstrɒfɪk ˈstrəʊ-] less commonly, strophical
adj
1. (Literature / Poetry) of, relating to, or employing a strophe or strophes
2. (Music, other) (of a song) having identical or related music in each verse Compare through-composed
adj -pier, -piest
Brit informal angry or awkward
[changed and shortened from obstreperous]
stroppily  adv
stroppiness  n


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The three-minute strophic composition Vago mio viso by Alessandro Ghivizzani has the advantage of an easily memorised melody and three-time rhythm, but it is partly thanks to Reindl that it emerges as something like a bit .
A muwashah, a strophic song intermittently intersected by refrains, has been associated with long and complex listening experiences.
The set begins with a selection of Buxtehude's strophic arias, composed for a variety of purposes and a considerable range of instrumental and vocal force.
 
 
 
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