ARSIS AND THESIS
\ˈɑːsɪs and θˈiːsɪs], \ˈɑːsɪs and θˈiːsɪs], \ˈɑː_s_ɪ_s a_n_d θ_ˈiː_s_ɪ_s]\
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[Gr.] With the old Greek orchestric musicians, the raising of the foot on short syllables, and the lowering on long. In Latin and modern prosody, arsis is = metrical accent, or "ictus" stroke, i.e. the stroke of the foot on the ground which marked it ; thesis being of the weak syllable. But A. and T. having been used sometimes of metrical scansion, sometimes of accent or elevation of voice, much difficulty has arisen. (See Stainer and Barrett, Dictionary of Musical Terms.)
By Henry Percy Smith
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