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agogic (uh-GOJ-ik, uh-GOH-jik) - n., (music) an accent that accentuates a note by extending it slightly beyond its normal time value.
Also an adjective for what type of accent. Contrast to a dynamic or stress accent, in which the note is played louder or with more force, and to tonic accent, in which the note is played at a higher pitch. The effect can slow down the passage because the time is extended or not -- for example, in a passage of staccato notes, playing the accented notes with less staccato but not longer than the measured time. Adopted in the 1890s from German agogisch, from Greek agōgós, leader/guide.
---L.
Also an adjective for what type of accent. Contrast to a dynamic or stress accent, in which the note is played louder or with more force, and to tonic accent, in which the note is played at a higher pitch. The effect can slow down the passage because the time is extended or not -- for example, in a passage of staccato notes, playing the accented notes with less staccato but not longer than the measured time. Adopted in the 1890s from German agogisch, from Greek agōgós, leader/guide.
---L.
