Senza misura

Senza misura

"Senza misura" is an Italian musical term for "without meter", meaning to play without a beat, using time to measure how long it will take to play the bar.

The American composer Alan Hovhaness used this technique extensively in his works beginning in 1944.

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*The Enjoyment of Music, 10th Ed., by Kristine Forney and Joseph Machlis: ISBN 978-0-393-92885-3


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