Period/Style: Minoan. Location: Crete, Greece. Material: fragment of a fresco. Function: The walls of Minoan palaces and houses, both on Crete and the island of Thera, were painted with frescoes showing various aspects of Minoan life and images taken from nature.
guitar riffs. A riff is a cluster or sequence of notes or chords. A riff is used in a song. It can be repeated over and over again, but it may only be heard once, say for instance, in a lead guitar solo. Riffs can be minor decorative elements or they can be the basis of a song.
Riff or Rif (rÄ­f) n. pl. Riff or Riffs or Rif or Rifs also RifÂ·fi (rÄ­fâ²Ä) 1. A member of any of several Berber peoples inhabiting Er Rif. 2. The Berber language of this people. Rifâ²fiÂ·an adj. & n. riff (rÄ­f) n. 1. Music A short rhythmic phrase, especially one that is repeated in improvisation. 2. A repeated or varied theme, idea, or phrase: gave us another of his riffs on the decline of civilization. intr.v. riffed, riffÂ·ing, riffs. To play or make riffs. Often used with on. [Origin unknown.] riff (rÉªf) music. n. 1.