Hocket
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 In medieval music, a rhythmic linear technique using the alternation of notes, pitches, or chords. A single melody is shared between two (or occasionally more) voices such that alternately one voice sounds while the other rests. countable, uncountable
"Hocket is a contrapuntal technique described by the early fourteenth-century Walter Odington as "A truncation … made over the tenor … in such a way that one voice is always silent while the other sings.""
- 2 A narrow passageway or opening between buildings, typically designed to facilitate access or movement between separate architectural structures. countable, uncountable
- 3 Any small gap or opening; often used to describe a narrow space that allows for movement or connection between two areas. countable, uncountable
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More examples"Hocket is a contrapuntal technique described by the early fourteenth-century Walter Odington as "A truncation … made over the tenor … in such a way that one voice is always silent while the other sings.""
Etymology
From French hoquet (“hiccup”).