Repetitive arrangement
In music, repetitive arrangement refers to a form of arrangement that is based on repetitions of individual short fragments . The development within the music is achieved through often minimalist changes to individual parameters .
Many shaman's dances were essentially based on the repetitive arrangement. There is a long tradition of repetitive arrangements, especially in classical music . In the 1920s, the repetitive arrangement appeared in the live presentations of country blues such as the coros of the Cuban Son , from which a direct line can be drawn to the mambo sections of salsa . Puristic shapes are z. B. the musique d'ameublement , the Vexations by Eric Satie and the so-called minimal music . Also z. B. Funk and Krautrock use it. Today's electronic dance music ( House , Techno u. A.) Is almost entirely based on the repetitive arrangement, sometimes you find hybrids with the song or song structure, such as in a trance .
In general, repetition plays a central role in music. Ostinati , recurring tone sequences and motifs or repetitive harmonic or rhythmic structures are essential elements of most musical forms.