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It has been pointed out by Liliencron that what appears at first sight to be rhythmic chaos in the polyphonic Volkslied is really a highly artistic and effective device for bringing the canto fermo the ancient tune into prominence; whilst the other voices are generally in tempus imperfectum or square time, the tenor is in some other contrasting rhythm.
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