Focal Impulse Theory: Musical Expression, Meter, and the BodyMusic is surrounded by movement, from the arching back of the guitarist to the violinist swaying with each bow stroke. |
Contents
Foundations in Music Theory and Cognitive Science | |
Basic Focal Impulse Theory | |
The Basic Concept of the Focal Impulse | |
Focal Impulses and Characters of Syncopation | |
Expanding Focal Impulse Theory | |
Special Cases of Focal Impulse Placement | |
Anticipations and Secondary Focal Impulses | |
Inflecting Focal Impulses Downward and Upward | |
More Advanced Uses of Inflected Impulse Cycles | |
Connections with Psychology | |
Connections with Other Music Scholarship | |
The Simplest Cases | |
The Sound of Focal Impulses | |
More on Focal Impulses and Meter | |
Metrical Dissonance in Brahms | |
The First Movements of the Brahms Sonatas op 120 | |
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Focal Impulse Theory: Musical Expression, Meter, and the Body John Paul Ito No preview available - 2021 |
Focal Impulse Theory: Musical Expression, Meter, and the Body John Paul Ito No preview available - 2021 |
Common terms and phrases
accents aligned Allegro attack points Bach bar lines beat levels binary impulse cycles Brahms Brahms’s cadence Cello chap chapter character chord Clarinet Clarinet Sonata Concerto consequent span contrast cyclical focal impulses discussed downbeat downbeat of measure downward focal impulse duple duration dynamic eighth notes experience focal impulse placement focal impulse theory half-pipe harmonic rhythm heard downbeat hearing helpful hemiola hemiola meter hyperbeats hypermeasures hypermeter impulses per measure listener main beat melody metrical dissonance movement Mozart musicians notated meter option organization passage patterns performance phrase pianists Piano Sonata place focal impulses playing polyphony possible prototype categories quarter quarter-note beats reduced score release rhythm rhythmic Robert Schumann second theme secondary focal impulses sforzandi shifted focal impulses shown in example sonic sound example strong beats subsidiary impulses Symphony syncopations tempo tension third beat triple meter unitary impulse cycles upbeat upward focal impulses upward-oriented vigorous syncopations violin