Hocket

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 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. 2
    A narrow passageway or opening between buildings, typically designed to facilitate access or movement between separate architectural structures. countable, uncountable
  3. 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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"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”).

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