The Rhythms of Tonal Music

Preface 1. The Study of Rhythm Music in Time and Music Notation The Study of Rhythm 2. Accent A Definition of Accent Factors That Give Rise to Accent Evaluating the Accent-Producing Factors 3. Meter Basic Terms Establishing the Metric Hierarchy The Interaction of Meter and Rhythms Maintaining a Meter 4. Metric Ambiguity and Change Metric Ambiguity as a Meter Is Being Established Metric Ambiguity Later in a Movement Metric Ambiguity and the Listener Metric Change Meter and Metric Notation Notated Meter and Metric Analysis 5. Multiple Metric Levels and Style Multiple Levels of Activity in Some Bach Works Multileveled Structures in Baroque versus Later Music Nested versus Unsynchronized Levels Multiple Metric Levels and Texture 6. Hypermeter, Meter, and Phrase Rhythms Meter and Hypermeter Phrase Rhythms The Four-Measure Phrase as a Norm Hypermeter and Performance 7. Rhythm and Linear Analysis Schenker's Approach Recent Theories Summary 8. Rhythm and Form Sectional Forms Sonata Form Rhythm and Style 9. Rhythm and Polyphony Rhythmic Differentiation of Parts in a Texture Structural Polyphony Larger Rhythms in Polyphonic Genres Epilogue In Pursuit of the One Analysis Notes Index of Musical Examples General Index