And tunes permutated, moving from one rhythmic texture to another.

The ensemble's players gave a tightly knit reading that created the illusion of melody that Varese sought to convey from within the piece's rhythmic textures.

Monophony may not have underlying rhythmic textures, and must consist of only a melodic line.

It builds, then subsides as Ms. Dean's music - for two onstage drums and two synthesizers - wraps the dancing in a rich, rhythmic texture.

While bursting with ideas about sound, tone color and rhythmic texture, the music offers little in the way of composition.

They are happily conveyed in the rhythmic textures of a group of small oils on paper and canvas, like "Untitled" (1963).

The first section is the best, a cascade of dances close to the music's rhythmic texture.

The album includes a variety of styles extending beyond jazz "layering rhythmic textures and harmonic nuance".

"Somalia" is his first album in several years, and with two drummers and a percussionist providing the rhythmic textures for the group's soloists, it exudes power.

The clave matrix offers infinite possibilities for rhythmic textures in jazz.