HOCKET Definition & Meaning

hocket

[ hok-it ]

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noun

a technique in medieval musical composition in which two or three voice parts are given notes or short phrases in rapid alternation, producing an erratic, hiccuping effect.

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�y��vlog History and Origins

1250–1300; Middle English hoket hitch < Middle French hocquet hiccup, sudden interruption, equivalent to hoc- (imitative) + -et diminutive suffix; hiccup

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As part of the piano duo Hocket, with Thomas Kotcheff, Gibson knocked out a gleefully insistent duet by Tristan Perich.

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Phil New Music Group in a salute to Dutch composer Louis Andriessen, plus performances by the piano duo Hocket, the alt-classic ensemble Wild Up and the choral group Tonality, among many others.

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With Pocic out, Brad Lundblade has typically worked as the second-team center behind Fuller with undrafted rookie free agent Jared Hocket also taking some snaps.

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Hocket The piano duo of Sarah Gibson and Thomas Kotcheff performs contemporary works in this Piano Spheres presentation.

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I headed back outdoors for John Cage’s “Two-2,” played by the piano duo Hocket.

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