Bruckner rhythm
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The Bruckner rhythm is a 2 + 3 (duplet + triplet) or 3 + 2 rhythm in Anton Bruckner's symphonic music, where it occurs prevalently.
One example is in the main theme of his Symphony No. 4 in E-flat major:
In the Symphony No. 6 in A major the Bruckner rhythm occurs to a much greater extent than in previous works, in several parts at slightly different times. The rhythm occurs in somewhat more "manageable" form in Symphony No. 8 in C minor, where it usually occurs in the same way in all the parts.
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[edit] Reference
- Derek Watson, Bruckner (1997) New York: Schuster & Macmillan, p. 65
