In syncopated music, the weak beats in the bar are stressed instead of the strong beats. Some spirituals are based on syncopated rhythms. syncopated music has a rhythm in which the beats that are usually weak are emphasized
" To commence, as a tone, on an unaccented part of a measure, and continue it into the following accented part, so that the accent is driven back upon the weak part and the rhythm drags
To commence, as a tone, on an unaccented part of a measure, and continue it into the following accented part, so that the accent is driven back upon the weak part and the rhythm drags
{f} emphasize the beats or accents that are usually not accented (Music); make a word shorter by omitting one or more syllables or letters in the middle (Grammar)