Hearing Rhythm and Meter: Analyzing Metrical Consonance and Dissonance in Common-Practice Period Music

By Matthew Santa

Hearing Rhythm and Meter: Analyzing Metrical Consonance and Dissonance in Common-Practice Period Music is the first book to present a comprehensive course text on advanced analysis of rhythm and meter. This book brings together the insights of recent scholarship on rhythm and meter in a clear and engaging presentation, enabling students to understand topics including hypermeter and metrical dissonance. From the Baroque to the Romantic era, Hearing Rhythm and Meter emphasizes listening, enabling students to recognize meters and metrical dissonances by type both with and without the score. The textbook includes exercises for each chapter and is supported by a full-score anthology.

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Textbook (Print Paperback): 978-0-8153-8448-9

Textbook (Print Hardback): 978-0-8153-8447-2

Textbook (eBook): 978-1-351-20431-6

Anthology (Print Paperback): 978-0-8153-9176-0

Anthology (Print Hardback): 978-0-367-34924-0

Anthology (eBook): 978-1-351-20083-7

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815384483
• ISBN13: 9780815384489
• Release Date: September 2019
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 186 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.0" x 10.0"