SUBDIVISION
Employment of the “subdivision” to emphasize and give weight to certain characteristic passages, ritenuti, etc.
By subdividing the beats in the fourth measure of the following example, force and accent are given to the phrase.
Ninth Symphony—Beethoven
The sharply accented beat as a means of obtaining precision in syncopated figures.
By accenting the first and third beats of measures (1) and (2) of the following example, a certain lingering on the tied notes will be avoided.