The Rhythmic Strucdture Of MusicPDF电子书下载

Ⅰ Definitions and Principles 1

Architectonic Levels 2

Pulse 3

Meter 4

Rhythm 6

Accent 7

Stress 8

Grouping 8

Ⅱ Rhythms on Lower Architectonic Levels 12

Trochee and Iamb in Duple Meter 12

Articulation and Structure 17

Amphibrach，Anapest，and Dactyl in Duple Meter 18

Dactyl，Anapest，and Amphibrach in Triple Meter 23

The Character of Particular Rhythms 26

Iamb and Trochee in Triple Meter 29

Rhythmic Ambiguity 32

The Influence of Rhythm on Melodic Motion 36

Recapitulation and Illustration 37

Exercises 57

Ⅲ More Complex Rhythmic Structures 60

Theoretical Considerations 61

The Coherence of Higher-Level Rhythms 62

Groupings on Higher Levels 68

Analysis of a Whole Section 83

Exercises 87

Ⅳ Rhythm and Meter 88

Meter and the Bar Line 88

Non-congruence 89

The Influence of Stress upon Meter 98

Syncopations，Suspensions，and Ties 99

Metric Crossing 106

Exercises 115

Ⅴ Rhythm，Mobility，and Tension 117

Rhythm and Mobility 117

Rhythm and Tension 125

An Extended Anacrusis 129

An Accented Rest 137

Summary Example 140

Exercises 142

Ⅵ Rhythm，Continuity，and Form 144

Rhythm，Form，and Morphological Lengths 144

Continuity and Form 147

Themes，Non-themes，and Continuity 153

Rhythm and Texture 160

Exercises 167

Ⅶ Rhythmic Development 168

Ambiguous Rhythm 168

Rhythmic Vagueness 171

Rhythmic Transformation 174

Anacrustic Development 177

Exercises 182

Ⅷ Extended Examples 183

Chopin，Prelude in E-flat，Op．24 185

Beethoven，Symphony No．8，First Movement 188

List of Symbols 204

Index 205

Index of Music 208