agogic

Definition

Accentuating a note by extending it slightly beyond its normal time value.

Etymology

Apparently from German Agoge (“tempo”), from Ancient Greek ἀγωγή (agōgḗ, “carrying, leading, reduplicated formation; tempo”), + -ic, after German agogisch. By surface analysis, agoge + -ic.

Example Sentences

• "On most early instruments, changes were made only at agogic pauses, caesuras, repeats or between sections."
• "6F is the longest-held cadence sonority (it has the most agogic emphasis), and ends very conclusively with the V₇-I-V₇-V-I chord progression."
• "Obviously, extended melodies should end on the strongest and most agogic melodic cadence."