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M l L FO R D
—O N - S E A, N off/ember, 1
9 09 .
C O N TE N TS
C H AP TE R I
I r
nt o d u c to ry pp , 1 - 1 8
T E R II C HAP
A Pr s P
c c en t— ry d M i M s r m
o e, f Ti m
o et an us c -
ea u e en t o e
Th M r d h P i F
e ea s u e Th P ri d an t e o et c o o t— e e o
F i s f h w Rhy h m i P ri d P h r i g i
un ct o n o t e t o t s n a e o —
as n n
S g
on P h r si g i
—
I r m l M si T h C r
a n n n st u en t a u c— e ae su a
T m p D pl
e od Tri pl
—
R hy h m p i s
u e M sc l i
a n e t -
s ec e —
a u ne
a nd F mi i E di gs
e Tim Si g r T h B
n ne n n —
e na t u es — e ar
D i r is
ae e s
pp 9 44 . 1 -
TE R III C HA P
Th A e r sis P l i m i ry M r s T h O rl p
na c u —
re na ea s u e —
e ve a
R hy h ml ss M ic T h F
t e b Ph rus A —
r k e o u r- ar a s e— c c en ts , s t u c
or mi o d Rhy h m i l A
t te —
i T h M ri l f t ca c c en t u a t o n — e a te a o
w h ich R h y h m is f rm d D i ff t R hy h m i l S h m o e —
eren t t ca c e es
us ed sim l sly T h h r Ki ds f A
u t a n eo u i —
e t ee n o c c en tua t o n
Sy ll bi a d M li m i S g R h y h m w i h i R h y h m
c an e s at c on —
t s t n t s
pp 45 78
-
x C ONTE N TS
C HA P T E R I V
l g r r r i
E ffec t o f on e and sh o te N o t es on A c c en t ua t o n
A n c en ti T h eo ry and M o d ern P ra c t i c e— C o m bi n ed Rh y h m t
s pe c es i —
We ll m r k
- a ed R h yt h m —
I n fl u en c e o f N o te - va u e l s
o n t h e fE s t h e t i c C h a ra c t e r o f Mus ic —
R epet ii
t on o f D efin i te
R h yt m h i l ca F i g u res —
S y n co i
pa t o n pp 7 9 .
-
1 04
C HA PT E R V
Dup l e a
g i a nst T ri pl e T me i —
T e m po r ry
a C h a n ges o f
Spec i Tim i
S gn a t u es C a n ge o f t h e Ac c en t ua t o n
es — e r —
h i
of a g en M e o d iv
y B a m s
’
M a s te
y l
o f Rh t h m u n —
rh r y —
Qi
l
t u p e a n d Se pt u p e T m e l
pp 1 0 5 1 3 2 i .
-
C HA P TE R VI
I m po r ta n c e o f th e F o u r m ea s u re
-
R h yt m h —
S c h u bert
’
s
h h
R yt m s —
B eet h o ve n s
’
R h yt h m s —
l
H a f— R yt m T h h s —
hr ee
m ea s u re R h yt h m s —
F iv e— m ea su r e R h yt m s h
R h yt h m s —
o f
Seven M ea s u r es
pp . 1
33
-
1 58
C H A P T E R V II
Va ri i a t o ns o f T em
po
—
The Pa u se —
R e s ts a nd E m pt y
i
T m es —
Ha dn y ’
s hu mo r sou use o f Re ss
t —
R es t s in R .
St ra u ss
’ “
To d un d Ve r k l ar un
g
”
—
E xa m p l es o f D i r sis i
ae e n
B r h ms
a a nd G i eg r —
U n ba r re d Mus ic : B ee t h o ven , Op .
pp . 1 59 -
1 81
C ONTENT S
C HAP TE R V III
S ta rca to— Fo r t e, P i a no , Cr es cenda , an d D i mi nu m d o —
The
Org n a a nd Ac c en t — M ec h a n i c a l I sr
n t u m en t s an d A cc en t
— T h e Rh y h m ic l Sch m f
t a e e o a l
C o m p et e C o m po s iint o
i ll s r t
u t a e d by B r h ms Rh ps dya
’
a o , Op . 1 1
7 pp . 1 8 2 -2 09
C HAP TE R I!
Br hms Sym ph y i
a
’
on n D, O p 7 3 . Sym
ph i p h é i q
on e Op at t ue
,
.
74 pp . 2 1 0- 2 5 5
C HA P TE R !
Vi c t D I dy S
n en i E f
’
Pi O p 6 3 D b sy
n , o n a ta n or a no , .
—~
e us ,
M sq s H m m g S n f rd Q r t N
‘
a ue R m
: o a e a a ea u — ta o ,
ua te o . 2,
O p 4 5 E 1g r Symph y O p 5 5
—
a
, pp 56 3 7 on ,
2 - 0
A PP E N D ! I
T h e A go g i c A cc en t p .
308
I N D E! p .
31 5
MUS I CAL ILLU S TRATIONS
BE B I HOV E N ,
’ ‘
So n a t a i n D , O
p . 1 0, No
3 , Ro n d o ,.
l
An g i c a n C h a nt ta k en fro m So n a t a Pa té t i q u e, o
p
. 1 3,
So n a ta , o p . 1 4, N o . I ,
No . 2,
i n A fla t, o
p 2 6, An d a n te,
.
i n D, o p . 2 8 , Fi rs t m o vemen t ,
So n a t a i n B fl a t, o
p 1 0 6, La rgo ,
.
Q ua rtet , o
p . 1 32 , i
F rst m o em en t , v
S eco n d m o vm e en t ,
Piu a ll g
e ro
M
n ,
B RA H S,
B ll d
a a e,
“
E d w a rd , o
p . 1 0, No . 1 ,
I rm
n te ezzo ,
O p. 1 0, No .
3,
S eren a d e, o
p . 1 1 ,
F i rs t mo v em en t ,
M en uett o I .
,
V a ri a t i o ns on a H un g a r a n A i r, i Op . 21 , No . 2,
P i a n o fo rt e Q ua rt et i n G m i n o r, o p . 2 5 , Ro n d o ,
Qu i n tet , o
p .
34 , S c h erzo ,
“
S o n g, Ag n es, o
p .
5 9,
S ymp h o n y, No . 2, o
p .
7 3, F i rs t mo vem en t ,
MU S I CAL ILLU S T RATIONS
P A GE
Sym p h on
y, 2 Op .
7 3, F i rs t m o vem en t ,
A ll ge re tt o ,
77
Kla vi ers t ii c k e, ‘
0
Sym p h on
y, N o .
3, O
p .
9 0, Fi rs t mo vme en t ,
Fa n ta s i en , Op . 1 1 6, N o . 1 ,
No . 2,
C a pr c c i i p 1 1 6, N o
o , o . .
3
Dre i
'
. I n t ermezz , O i p
. No . 1 ,
In term ezzo , o p 1 1 7 , N o 3 , . .
NO .
4,
MU S I CAL ILLU S T RATION S xv
R h a ps o dy, o
p . 1 1 9, N o 4, .
C l i
a r n et So n a t a , op . 1 2 0, No . 2, S ec o n d m o vem en t ,
C HO PN I o
p 24, No 2,
U Y
. .
,
DE B SS ,
Ma s q u es ,
H o mm a ge a R a m ea u ,
a"
D I
’
NDY
So n a ta , o
p . 6 3, F i rs t mo v e m en t ,
S eco n d m o v em en t ,
8,
DV O RAK, S la vi sc h e T a n ze,
EL G A R,
Symp h o n y, o
p .
5 5, F i rs t m o vem en t ,
xvi MUS I CAL ILLU S T RATION S
E LG AR ( conti nued),
Symp h on
y, o p.
5 5, F i rs t mo v e m en t ,
7,
S eco n d m o v e m en t ,
T hi rd mo v em en t ,
G a uze , V i lio n So n a t a i n F, o
p . 8, F i l
n a e,
U
,
K RA E,
S la n ca fro m “
C h a n so n s N a t i o n a les d es S lvd
a s u S ud ,
M OZA RT S o n a ta in C m i n o r, F i rs t mo vme en t ,
S U M NN P i
,
CH A , a n o fo rte C o n c e rt o , F i ln a e,
S T NF D
A OR
Q
,
u a rt e t , o
p .
4 5, F i rs t mo vm e en t ,
S eco n d m o v e m en t ,
T hi d r mo v e m en t ,
M U S I CAL ILLU S T RA TION S xvi i
STA NF D
OR ( conti nued) ,
Qua rtet o p 4 5 , Fi na l e,
U
.
,
ST RA S S, R .
,
l
V i o i n So n a t a , o
p. 1 8, F i rs t mo v em en t,
E i n H eld en l ben ,
e O
p 40,
.
Sym p h on
y, Ans I ta l i en, T hi d r m o vemen t,
Ts c n ni xo w s m r,
’
Ro ma n ce i n F mi n o r,
Symph o n i c P a té t i qu e, O
p 7 4, F
. i rs t mo vemen t,
3,
S, 7,
Sec o n d m o vemen t,
h
T i rd m o vemen t,
C H APTE R I
IN TRODU C T O RY
tion .
workman .
used by th m usician e .
t
s rum t l music is no longer merely pretty or
en a
,
produce it cease .
\
fw
'
el m nts in music
e e alw ys combi ed ; and the a re a n
“
Moonlight Sonata Man y will also invent f . or
”
in his Capriccio uber die A breise eines Freundes
“
p i l
o ra r
y to overwhelm purely abs t ract music But .
S h kespear
a the human element f th voice d
e : o e ,
a n
i tly distinguished by l
v en en l or closes The c a us u a s , .
1
To o v erco me t hi d i ffi l y d
s cu t a o u ble~ ba ss i s so m et m es i use d
w t ih th e o rga n in F h h h
ren c c u rc es . Wi i n d n s t ru m e n ts s h a re
to a c ert a n i e x te n t th e wan t o f a cc en t h ; en c e o ne so me
t im es s e es a do ub l e- ba s s in a En gli h M ili s t a ry B an d, fo r
s tr nig e d i n s t r u m en t s ca n g iv e m o re a c c en t a nd a tta c k h t an an
y
o th ers .
INT RODU C TO RY 3 1
5 the
~
individual notes which follow one another in ,
B
1 8 HYTHM R OF MODE R N MU S I C
in I n s t ru m en ta M u sl i c— Th e C ae s u ra —
T em po fi
D u ple an d
il h h
Tr p e R yt m s pec es M a s c u n e a n d Fem
-
i —
li i i n ne i
en d n g s
i i
T m e- S g n a t ures Th e Ba r D i aares i s
— —
another .
20 HYTH M OF MODE RN MU S I C
R
A w ll proportioned grouping
e —
f the units by o
p m p m,
ra ,
which ideas are expressed and connected
o “
”d B1 m /
together in a whole is the foundation f
“
,
o
t m l
re f the violin or piano forte in
o o o i t
,
a cc zzca ure,
, ,
notes .
called a Meas re u .
, e
PM
line Two V erses combined make a
.
is u s ua lly w ro n g ly ll ca ed a V ers e
”
.
24 HYTHM O F MODE RN M U S IC
R
ar
s p d i
co rres
g to the term Me tre f the sister
on n t o ar .
music likely to be .
Ph i g ias n
breath to break up his m lody into shorter
n ,
e
m th ti reasons
s e c He w ill choose i f possible .
1
, , a
1
B eca us e of th e w ea k n ess i
a s so c a t e d w ih
t t h e e tremex fo rm
o f th e Fem i n nei E nd i n
g .
PH RAS ING 7 2
mml
renewal f breath to the singer and fi
o
zzz , ,
o .
this necessity .
p ti i m
ret mo ement How can both equa lly
u o v .
f example
or .
only amely,
n That in which the a 1 d,
1 . e an
O
I
J ; d
l
d
!
JJ ;
l
J c : e tc .
to one g ,
e. .
,
I I l I
I !
A J o
i d
|
d
l
; ;
parts .
ti g i h
n between P i m y and S b d y Times
u s r ot n s z zcn
’ '
s i d i y values
ar For we base our Phrasing on the
.
I I are P m y Notes
0 d
r1 ar .
J J i .
harmonic construction .
M m a”
a
a ffected by the nature
. f the Closes o
ernt n ne
E d g
‘
or Masculine Ending .
M ASC ULINE AN D FEMININE ENDINGS 33
Ex . 1 .
B T VN
EE HO E U A RT E T Op . 1 3 2 —
S E CO ND MO V M T) E EN .
Ma s c . i
en d n g e x ten d ed . Ma s c . i
en d ng .
B T VN
EE HO E
(O p .
F em i i
n i ne en d n
g .
34 HYTHM OF
R MODE R N MU SI C
Ex 3 . .
B RA H M S
(O p . 1 1 8, N o .
A n d a n te ten er a m en te .
Ma s cu li i
n e en d n g . F em ii
n n e en d ng . i
The movement from which Ex 3 is quoted is .
Cn o p m (O p . 2 4, No .
s o tto w ee . F em ii l
n n e c o s e.
M ASCULINE AN D FEMININE ENDINGS 3 5
A rarer form f Feminine Close producing as
o , ,
Ti m e
rather by the posi t ion f the C loses which o
Sifl m
a fu
mark the ends f Phrases and Periods ; o
as Hal f rhythms —
.
h h
R yt m o f 4 M ea s u res .
— J
c J JJJ J JJJ J J
lC o se
m a rk ig
n en d o f R hy h mt .
I st h h
R yt m . 2n d h h
R yt m
I
2 3 4 I 3 4
I I I I I
C JJ JJ J JJ
l C o s e.
‘
J J J J J J J J
C o se l
f Rh hm i
.
E nd o yt . E n d o f P er o d .
bar .
I st h
R yth m . a nd h
R yt h m .
I| l r
i
i 4
m
—
1 i 1
11 n a
; n ba
C l o s e. C l o s e. E nd of i
P er o d .
38 HYTHM O F MO DE RN MU S I C
R
B RA H M S
(O p . 1 1
9, N o .
A n da
'
n t zn o em p o co a gi ta te . Ist h h
R yt m . zu d Rh yth m .
P s o tto vo t e e d o lee .
Ha f l l c o s e.
xs t h h
R yt m . 2nd h h
R yt m .
2 4 1 2
-JL
J
‘ r
a t . “ J N l.‘
C o sel C l
h h i
. o s e.
E n d o f R yt m . E nd o f P er o d .
being compound .
But
T IME S IGNATU RE S 39
o f the C loses .
compos rs On th d l pm t f rh yt hm in
e . e
_
ev e o en o
f w ge ra t ions is d s tin d to
e ne dv nce qui t e as e e a a ,
resources .
inexperienced amateurs .
portion .
13 x . 6 .
B RA H M S (Op . 1 1 7, N o .
m o lto p , e s o tto
B RA H M S (O p .
7 6, N o .
Ba r . Fem ii n ne E nd ig
n .
Ex . 8 .
B RA H M ( QU NT T
S I E Op .
Meas ure .
d d by a Period
c ee e f Measures though f o
,
o r
B RA H M S
(O p . 1 1 6, N o .
A n d a n te .
“
Three bar R hythm and so on is strictly ppli
” —
, ,
a
cable .
The idea that the Bar and the Measure are the
same thing is however very prevalent the tyranny
, ,
:
the Measure .
, o
i
n a giv n pass ge f melody or harmony
e a o .
C H APTE R III
Th e An a c rus i s h
h h
P reli m i n a ry M ea s u res —
T he O v l R yt m
er a
p
—
l M i Th F b P h
ess us c— ei o u r- ar ra s e— Acc en t s , s tr u c k o r o m t t ed
Rh y h m i l A
t i a h M ca i l f w hi h Rhy h m i
c c en t u a t o e a t er a o c t s
f m d Di f
or eRh y h m i l S h m
—
d im l
ere n t ly t ca c e es us e s u t a n eo us
Th T h Ki d
e f A i Syll bi d M li m i
ree n s o c cen t ua t o n — a c an e s at c
S g Rh y h m w i hi
on —
Rhy h m t s t n t s
d d p
v x a term used in anci nt Greek poetry ;
o vcr t s
,
e
t ti
a o ni using it in this work
n .
Ex . 1 0.
B RA H M S (O p . 1 1 6, N o .
1 st h h
R yt m .
An a e . Ana c . A na c .
THE A NA CR USI S 47
a nd h h
R yt m .
An a c . An a c .
order .
phras is pl y d thus
e a e
M ea s ure . M ea s ure .
A n a c ru s i s.
A n a c rus i s.
melody .
on.
D
50 HYTHM OF MODE RN M U S I C
R
Bar d looks
,
an i f its Measures must coincide as
Ex . 1 1 .
B RAH M S
( Op . 1 1 6, N o . C a r nrc c xo .
'
A lleg r o a ppa rs zo n a to .
o f h o f the Rhythms
ea c S Ex 5 7 5 8 pp 2 . ee .
, ,
. 1 0- 2 1 1 .
em pli fi d by a comparison
e f a well known chant o -
,
Ex . 1 2 .
B T VN
EE HO E SO NT
A A P AT H ET I Q U E . T RA NP DS OS E .
zud Rh yth m .
O v lp er a .
3 4 II I z
O v lp
er a .
O V E R LAP TH E 53
,
o
second Rhythm .
ce
p bl br ak between its two R hythms ; but it is
t
ei e
p hrase But
. the chie f use f the Overlap in modern o
O V E RL A P TH E 55
break .
B T VN
EE HO E UA RTE T Op .
I st h h
R yt m . a nd h h
R yt m .
l st . Vn .
A na c .
zu d Vn .
Vi l
o a.
BE BT HOVE N (Q U A RT E T Op .
I st R h yt m h .
2
”W
O v lp
er a .
zu d h h
R yt m .
learned or unlearned .
o ,
an
definite .
o a n ss z o r
Phras e
(with its divisions into t w T3 F n
"
o , aw ,
!
Ex . 1 5 .
M OZA R T SO NT A A .
l st R yt m h h .
Ca ss
l l
.
Caes .
P H a f-c o s e.
60 R HYTH M OF MODE R N MUSI C
Caes ura .
F nll l
c o s e.
full close l,
in th masculin form The bars
a so e e .
,
Ex 1 6
B T VN
. .
EE HO E (O p .
Ist Rh yth
zud h h
R yt m .
l
H a f-c lo s e .
THE FOU R BAR PH RA SE 6 - 1
t lli g
e t methoden f phrasing o .
mi m!
melody may be more prominent than o t ’
faculties .
t
o distinguish it from the accentuation f the single o
R hythmical A ccentuation ” .
d o wn
q w zc t
. s ,
1
I t mus t be re m e m bered t h a t t h e o rc estra h gi ves fa r m o re effec t
h
t o s uc h nua nce: t a n t h e i
p a no ca n po ss i bl y g i
ve .
66 R HYTHM OF MODE RN MUSIC
J J JJ JJ JJ JJ JJ JJ J
J ,
Masculine Close .
a quaver thus ,
1
Th e q lly w i h h
e
ye, e i i p bl
ua f m tig t e ea r, s n ca a e o en u era t n a
nu mb i il
er i l pl d l
of s m ar h
a rt c es q l a ce c o se to o ne a no t er at e ua
di wi h
s ta n ces , x l i t T hi
o ut ily b p v d
e t ern a a ss s t a n ce . s ca n ea s e ro e
by pl i g mb
ac n f pi
a i nu b ke w
er o d yi g ns n an un ro n ro an tr n to
h m f m h di
co u n t t e ro U l h
a
y s fi d
o rt s t a n ce . n es s t e e e ca n n
d fi i
e n i g pl
te res t n h bj h pi
a ces , s uc h p as o ec ts n ea r t e n s, o r t e erso n
ig i
co u n t n
ghs
p i i d i i d l pi h w ill
n ea r en o u to o nt at n v ua ns , e
fi d i i m p i bl
n t m o ss h f e to fi co un t o re t an o ur or ve .
68 HYTHM OF MODE R N MUS I C
R
A
I
as S ubsidiary Accentuation .
Ist d rum .
JTj ‘
¢
r =
a
m J J '
5
5 r? D J1 A
.
r
zud d rum J
I J
lJ .
m i ?J m J a m J?
.
—
l
R es u ta n t .
t h t combin t ion
a f rhythms which is so essential
a o
p i d
an eon the piano by quavers The rhythmica l .
exemplified .
A
function
ccentua ti on .
.
factor s .
in certain cases .
Ex 7 with Ex 9
. 1 . .
Ex . 1 7 .
B RA H M S
(O p . 1 1 6, N o .
divided .
a
'
zc a n
S g
S yllabic in which each syllable has a
” on .
s
p d
o n more or less closely with t h V erses f e o
music .
1
We no i
t ced l ly
a te an i l i w hi h
a rt c e n c i
t h e w r t er a d o ca t ed v
th e d i s us e o f th e w o rd Rhy h m l g h
t a to et er as a pp li e d to th e
fo u r- m ea s u re p h ra se !
74 HYTHM O F MODE RN MUS I C
R
o f the art .
pan i m t become
en s more elabor te Instrumental a .
gr at It
e . form an outward and non essential
ca n -
Ex . 1 8 .
B RAH M S (O p . 1 1 7, N o .
A n da n te mo lto
’
non tr oppo , e co n p
er r es s zo n e.
76 R HYTH M OF MODE R N MUS I C
i t S ubsidi ry rhythm
s a I t is in severe I mbics
. a ,
Ex . 1
9 .
V
C
‘ ‘
v
like the S cher o f Beethoven s called Moon
z o
’
so -
Ex . 20 .
a —
J
—
S YLLABI C AN D MELI S M A TI C S ONG 7 7
Ex 2 shows that the S ubsidia y rhythm naturally
. 0 r
t ua ti f their own
on oMoreover each S ubsidiary .
,
My h ”
expression unknown to the Greeks and
, ,
t
s i d i y rhythm in Ex 2
ar we give the complete . 0
T h i
y a n d M o d ern P ra c t ce C o m b n ed R yt m spec
eo r — - i h h i es
Well -
k h h
ma r ed R yt m I n fl u en ce o f N o te-va u es o n
—
l th e
h i Ch
[E s t et c a ra c ter o f M us i c— Repe t t i o ni o i
f D efi n te Rh yt h ~
m i l Fi g
ca ures— Syn co pa t i on
JJJ JJa
J J a ' '
I I
it is undivided .
JJJJ
a n a cru s i c , and J J J J; so that it will be
seen that out f ll the above forms f a four note
o a o -
Falling A ccentuation .
J JJ J
\
J J J J ‘
‘
, C, ,
,
as
SE E
When ll three notes are joined by a slur a smooth
a
pa ti o n .
82 HYTHM OF MODE RN MU S I C
R
{
J J! J we to some extent weaken the accent
I
f d on it
orz a n o .
portion thus ,
J: I d th accented note will
0
1 a n e
the reader .
f d f
s o rz a n o s , specially emotional or dramatic
o r
” S
the same composer s c lled Moonlight on ta ’
so —
a
“
a
m th t i value i f applied t
s e c modern art But the o .
‘
f w indications f phrasing
e Brahms d mos t f o . an o
brilliance f technique o .
0 ”d0 ,
or more melodies at once makes equally
t y lm possible as we have shown the pp i
tz , ,
a rec a
Wm c
tion f t w or more rhythmic l forms
'
o o a
Damnation de Faust ” .
or emotional purposes .
88 HYTHM OF M ODE RN MU S I C
R
W lt m k d
e -
markedoc e
or striking ”
rhy t hm W “
, C
t ti
ua on by f d Even i f only one note in
s o rz a n o .
equ l notes
a .
o un a on o r a .
I nstrum ent .
anything els e.
f r d or y p t place f the E b k
n on t e
s o za n o s n co a 10n , 1n o
fl fl
t m
exc 1 e t or energy that
en suggested Cb f 18 a ra cter o
M i
by t h unequal arrang men t f notes
e e o ,
us c.
Op 8 No
. 1 1 S ,
Ex 3 In the R omanc
. 2 . ee . . e,
IJ J a J I
and the movement is f a vigorous character It is o .
in co trast to both M
n tt i which t h even en u e o s, n e
Ex . 2 1 .
B RA H M S
( S E RE N A D E Op
. 1 1 . M E N U E TT O
IN FLUEN C E OF NOTE VALUE S 9 5 -
music whether g i t t pp
,
t etc is given
a a o, a
'
a ss zo na o, .
,
follows
Ist h h
R yt m . 2n d .
1 2 3 4 I 1 2 3 4 I 1 2 2
1I
NIJ J IJ I
_
O O:
"
J a
I a
I ’
o C
I
o o o
I ‘
a
r I I '
c o
l
a .
. r
nco a ti on .
Th1 i ere i y g iv sx m pl h
no i
n e cess t to e an e a e : t e c o n s t ru c t o n
all d d
u ill b f d i h g
e to w mb f eq i o un n t e rea t er nu er o o ur uo ta t o n s .
YN COP ATION S 97
f d
s o rz a n by which
o, a single unaccented note is
made prominent so that the attention is attracted
,
”
S yncopation a word which means ,
a cutting ff o .
Ex 22.
( S YMP HO N Y
.
BRAHMs No . 2, Op .
'
P res to ma n on a ss a z.
measure .
Ex 2 3.
M YMP N Y
.
B RAH S (S HO No .
YN COPATION S 99
Ex . 2 4.
B RAH M S
( SYMP HO N Y No .
Tra n qu i l/o .
B RA HM S
(S HO NO .
poco f ben ma r e .
support so t h t the h
,
unless he is f miliar with
a ea t er, a
Ex 2 6
U M NN
. .
SC H A ,
PIA NF TO OR E CO N T CE R O .
1 2
YN C OP ATION S 3 19
J J Ij J J e
l
C J J Ij JJ Ij J
r
-
r n
‘
r r
- a J
‘
r r 1
‘
\
r 7
g i h
u s their
es music from ours f their use f ,
or o
f
or it kindles in us a feeling f the importance f or o
1 S ee S p i ’
t ta s B h ac ,
E ng li h E d i i
s t o n, Vo l I . .
, p 414
. .
C H APTE R V
Du p l e i
a ga n s t Tr pil e i
T me —
T e m po ra ry C h a n ges o f S pec es i
i i
T m e S g n a t u res —
Ch an
ge o f th e Acc en tua t i on of a g en iv
M e o dy—
l ra B h
“
ms
’
M a s tery o f h h
R yt m — Qu i n tu l
p e an d
Sept u pl T i m
e e
o f broken chords .
ment .
Ex . 27 .
B RA H M S
( S YMP H O NY No .
3, F . Op .
A n da n te.
ornamentation .
S onata Op
, 8 the intermingling
. 1 , f duple with o
Primary Measu es r .
Ex . 28.
R S
. T U
RA SS (VIO LNI SO NT A A Op . 1 8— F I RS T MO V M NT )
E E .
I 1
V IOL 1 N .
E nd o h h
f R yt m .
f A na cru s i s . An a crus i s.
2 a nd 3
Ana crus i s .
a ss zo na o
melody .
T mp
e y
or
ora r
i in the principal
v ce ‘ melody
v ers a is , ,
Cb g f
n
a much
es o used in modern music nd o ften , a
Sp ma
produces a d light fully fr sh and e e u n ex
p t d e ffect
ec e The change can tak place in the
. e
Ex . 29 .
B R AH M S ( S E RE ND
A E Op . I I— FI RS T M V M NT) O E E .
I st Rhy h m t .
TEMPO RARY C H A N GE S OF S PE C IES 1 1 1
2n d h h
R yt m .
30 .
B RA H M S
(S Y MP N YHO No .
3, O p .
A n da n te .
t ly ; and f
a n eo u s such purposes they are comi g
o r n
3 that
0, although the Time S ignature is th same in e
first instance and the hal f bar in the other two cases
,
-
.
f
or no system f notation can possibly be devised
o
t ndency to b
e more car ful in t his mat ter t han
e e
2 9 p ge
,
a I such cases as these the per form r
1 10 . n , e
ture g instead f C o .
Ex .
31 .
T S C H AI KO W S K Y RO MN A CE .
A n da n te Ca n ta bi le. I st h h
R yt m .
2n d h h
R yt m .
E nd o f P er i o d.
1 1 6 HYTH M OF MODE RN MU S I C
R
Th f t h C signature as in Ex 3
e use o f e ,
. 1 ,
o r
t
o the question f Rising and Falling A cc ntua t ion o e ,
th t th
a di fference f accentuat ion is so slight in
e o
each .
examples .
v i t f
en en quick than f slo w movements and the
or or ,
bar is simple .
In his Interme o Op 8 No 4 Ex 3 2
zz ,
. 1 1 , .
, .
,
Ex .
32 .
BR A H M s ( IN T E RM E zzo Op . 1 1 8, No .
A lleg r etto
'
nn p o co a g zta t o .
movements .
Ex .
33 .
B RA H M S (T H R E E I N T E RM E zz1 O p . 1 1 7, N o .
A n d a n te m o d er a te . I st h h
R yt m .
TIME S IGNATU RE S 1 2 1
2nd h h
R yt m . E nd o f I st i
P er o d .
en di n g .
B RA H M S
( SYMP HO NY No .
3, O p .
'
1 st h h
R yt m .
Gr a zzo s o .
n zezza vo t e. Cms u ra .
zud h h
R yt m .
F em ii
n n e c o s e. l E nd o f P eri o d
.
t ib t i
r uf the accents on them L the
o n o : e.
tI O n .
end .
B m
ra }
noticing
, one more f th m ny c s s in o e a a e
M y qf
a s ter which Brahms shows his peculi r gr sp a a
“ fi lm”
f the sci nc f rhy t hm and its most
o e e o
sody Op 7 9 M lt p i t m
,
.
, o t pp
o ll g a ss o n a o, a no n ro o a e ro ,
S bsidiary R hy t hm t h t is triple
u No doubt t h a . e
R fiyfl m
f fresh means f expression We allude
'
o r o .
duple time .
something f an eccentricity
o
made us familiar .
s ti ti
nc ly place an acc nt on t h first and a secondary
ve e e
or o
—
situation ”
.
1
th
e secondary accent on the third crotchet and the ,
mov ment is h d d A d ti mi ti
e ea d there is a
e
'
n an no s co , a n
, s erzo s o , .
v zi f Dupl Triple
. o Hence we g t mix t ure f g
e- . e a o ,
Ex .
35 .
B RA H M S (
“
AG N E S Op .
1 sr H a f-R yt ml h h .
Con mo to .
I 1 po co f
Ro s en ze i t, w ie sc h ll ne vo rbe i , sc h ll
ne vo rbe i
2n d l h h
H a f R yt m .
bi s t d n d o c h ge ga n g en .
ment .
Ex .
36 .
B RA H M S V A RI A T N
IO S ON A H U NG AR I A N NGSO (O p . 2 1 ,
No .
I st R yth hm .
zud h h
R yt m .
delight ful .
Ex .
37 .
S L A N CA F MRO C HA
“
N N SO S NA T NL
IO A ES DES S L V DU
A S SU D .
F . Z . KU HA C .
I st Rhy hm t .
N e- o bo l
s a n ca ad la ze
pj pa p na —
a nd h h
R yt m . I st h h
R yt m .
gvi Sn o
le- n e tra vn ik e bo O-m o - ri la vs et e
za p
E nd o f 1 st i
P er o d .
a nd R yt m .h h
d ro bn e
E nd o f z ud i
P er o d .
1
32 HYTHM OF MODE RN MUS I C
R
Periods .
from to 3 thus m Jj ,
becom s ci
1
,
e
0
1 S ee pa g e 4 3 .
C H APTE R VI
m de a .
S ch bert
u who forestalled modern methods in
,
sti t t
u es one f the chie f charms f his delight ful
O O
p li with
a n ce t h d mand that was maki g itsel
e f f lt
e n e
generation .
measures i w
y tha t giv sn cont mpla
a t ive and
a e a e
“
,
t e . . o ,
profession .
1
3 1 ,
he constantly uses the expressions R itmo d i ,
by the f d thus Ex 3 8
s o rz a n o s ,
. .
Ex .
38 .
B T VN
EE HO E (O p . 2 8— FI RS T MO V M NT)
E E .
measures .
,
”
On th e g r o un d
Sleep s o u n d,
I ll
’
a
pp ly
To y r ou e
ye
1 42 R HYTHM OF MODE R N MU S I C
r 2 3 4
G en t l l
e o ver rm
e e dy
W h en th o u w a kst
T h ou ta k st
T r ue d li g h
e t
In th e s i gh t
O f t h y fo rm er l a dy s
’
e
ye .
t h y are called t w
e measur R hy t hms by o t hers o -
e ,
,
n o . e n
l t
c a is t f gre t impor t nce wh t is f
u re no o a a : a o
slow movements .
On the g ro u n d , S l ee
p so u n d
,
I Il
’
a
pp y l to yo u e ye, r
l l r r G en t e o ve ,
e m e d y
1
.
1
I G nk hy h m i l h y v re e r t ca t eo r a ers e or a R yt m i s c ah h ll d e a
C l l f m i l v
” ”
o o nTw m . o o r o re co o ns or 3
“
Pe r o d Ha f .
-
ers es
o r h l f hy h m
a h h b v li
-
r t s, s uc as t e a o e n es , a re ll d S m i l
ca e e c o o n s,
an d y pan i f v hy h m
o rt o n o a ers e or r t s ma ll h hi i
er t an t s s a
H ALF R HYTHM S 43
-
1
S onata Ex 3 9 ,
. .
Co m m a . i
T h e g ra m m a r a n s o f t h e Ro m a n E m p re m a r e d i k
t h ese d ivi is o ns b i i
y certa n s g n s , a n d i n c o urs e o f t m e th e n a m es i
w ere t ra n s ferred fro m t h e d ivi is o ns of po et ry t o t h e s g n s t a t i h
ma r kd h
e t ese ivi i d d h ig s o n s, a n t e s ns w ere u s ed fo r pro s e a s w e ll
as
po et ry . Th y w k e a re no no wn as
pu n c t ua t i on s ig ns ; t he re
is as yet no hi g x ly q iv l
t n e a ct e u a en t to t h em in M us i l
ca
no i
ta t o n .
1 44 R HYTHM OF M ODE RN MU S I C
Ex .
39 .
B RA H M S (C L N TS N T
ARI E O A A Op . 1 20 , NO . l— S E CO ND M V M NT)
O E E .
A lleg r o
'
a ppa ss zo n a to .
C L NT
ARI E .
f
-
W
Fu ll C lo s e .
1
Fo r a co n fim i r at on of w h a t is h ere a dd uced a vl o ume o f
B hvee t o en s
’
S o n a t a s fo rms
y m ea n s o f referen c e W e refe r an ea s .
only to i
t h e o en n g Per o ds : t h e rea d er ca n
p n ves t g a t e t h ei i i
f h
urt er hi l
c o urs e o f mo vem en t s fo r mse f .
S N
o n a ta Ad g i Th fi f o m . 1d fi i ly
. a o. e rs t o ur ea s ures a re e n te
d i i d d by h l f l
v e i h lf h y hm b a d 4 h
-
c o s es n to a -
r t s at a rs 2 an : t e
l d i g hy h m f h p i d i f f
co n c u n r b k m t o t e er o s o o ur un ro en ea s u res ,
en d i g w i h h f ll l
n b 8t t e u c o se a t ar .
M T h m l dy p
enuetto . wi h m f ll w d by e e o O en s t 1 1 ea s ures , o o e
an b kun ph f w m
ro en ra s e o t o ea s ures .
i m Th m l dy f h fi hy h m i b k i
'
P res t sst o. e e o o t e rs t r t s ro en n to
1 1 m 1 h w d i g hy hm
1 f f
ea s ures t e t o s u cc ee n r t s a re o o ur
co n n ec t ed m ea s u res .
2 + 2 m ea s ures ll
fo o w ed by fo ur u n d v ded m ea s ures ii .
Sc/zerz o . 1 + 1 fo ll o w ed by 2 .
So n a t a N o .
3 . A llegro con bri o . fo ll d by 4
o we .
A da g i o . Th e ba rs a re co m po u n d , an d th e fun d a m en t a P l h ra ses
h ) ere .
So n a t a N O .
4 . La rgo . 1 + 1 1 1 fo ll o w ed by 4 .
s eco n d h i g h ld b
ba r . Th e p d h ra s n s ou e o wn to t e
thi h
r t een t hi h h l di g f m
ba r, i n w hy hm f c t e co n c u n o u r- e a s u re r t o
t h fi e
p i d h ld
rs t mm er o ihA i B hi
s ou co en c e w t n a cru s s . ut t s co n
i i
s t ruc t o n h i h di y di i s no t s Th G i o b
wn n t e or nar e t o ns . e n a rs
9 ,
d
1 1 ,3 h ld f m h
an d 1 h b gi
s ig f h
ou or t e an , no t t e e nn n o t e
ph d h F E fl
ra s e s , a n f h b t h ld f m h A
e ,
i a t, o t es e a rs s ou or t e n a c rus s .
L h et td pl y h p
e rea
g h d h
er ill p b bly g
a t e a ss a e t us , a n e w ro a a ree
wi h t h i g i g l y i b illi
us t a t d
t gy i k p i g
a ns rea t n r a n ce an en er ,
n ee n
wi h
”
h
t t o i e f h mp r o o t e co o s er.
Ad gi m l a o f ll d by 4
o to . o o we .
Fi l +
na e f ll w d by
. 1 1 o o e 2 .
S N
o n a ta 6 A ll g o f ll d by 4 I e ro o o we t
p fl
. . . .
th l e a t er w fi d so n a ta s e n
S N
o n a ta 7 Op 9 E mi o Fi
. m v m
2 , + . 0, n o r. rs t o e en t . 2 2
2 f ll 2, d by ph o o f igh m
we b k by a ra s e o e t ea s u res un ro en res t s .
S N
o n a ta
9 Op 6 i B fl o . 2 All g , f ll w d by. 1 0 , n a t . e ro . o o e
4 wi h I
t o u t res ts h l f hi .h i gl m n t e sc zerz o o t s so n a ta t e s n e ea s u re
ph ra s esi f c o n t n ue l im d ill h ig h h
or an u n us u a t e, a n no t t t e e t een t
b d ar h mp l m
o es
y f
t m
e co hy h m e en ta r o u r- ea s u re r t en t er .
Ch i m
1
m y hi k h f ll
o r i g xp i m
a s t ers h yi g
a t n t e o o w n e er en t w o rt tr n .
I y h ym w hi h
n an i f q lv n ch l co n ta n s o ur e ua ers es to ea c s t a n za ,
et
h b li gh p f b h m ki g m m y b k i
t ere e a s t a use or rea t , a n a o e n ta r rea n
th i iy f q l b
e co n t n u C t h o d f h fie d ua a rs , a a es ura , a t t e en o t e rs t a n
th dv
e s e co n h l hi d d f h v b g i herses ; t en et t r an o u rt erses e su n w t o ut
a C ( By
ae s u ra . m f h i gl li f h
vers e w e ea n , o c o u rs e , t e s n e ne o t e
p y ) T hi w ill b i
o et r . d wi h
s h G k h i e n a cc o r a n ce t t e re e aes t et c
l w h
a twt d h d ph
at h ld b f ll w d by i gl
o et a c e ra s es s ou e o o e a s n e
H A LF R HYTH M S 47 — 1
Melos .
un b k
ro ph q l h
en p vi ra s e m bi d d e ua to t e tw o re o us o n es co ne ; an
we t hi k h h h i m
n ill p b bly fi d h
t a t h
t e c o r a s t er w ro a n t at suc a
w ill q i k ly b
u c e se ze i d d pp an by h g g i
a d rec a t ei d t e co n re a t o n , a n
w hi h w ill b m
c e i f y h m h i lly i d h i
o re sa t s a c t o r t an a ec a n ca s tr c t a es o n
to h
t l f
e va u e o t h e i ”
n o t es p d i g
“
b hl as w r t t en , ro uc n a rea t ess
ef
fec t , o r a pa u se f h li w hi h i p gi h y d
a t er ea c n e, c s a t to ve a ea v an
w ea r i so me resu t . l
148 HYTHM OF MODE RN MUS I C
R
Ex .
40 .
1 st R yt m .
li i
P re m na
a nd h h
R yt m .
Ex 4 1 . .
B s a r no vw (O vs k
'
ru a a LE O N O RE No .
I st h h
R yt m .
a nd h h
R yt m .
1
50 HYTHM OF MODE RN MU S I C
R
in slow movements .
page 9 2 0 .
R hythm is found in Ex 4 . 2 .
1 52 RH YTH M O F M O DE RN M USI C
Ex .
42 .
S T U
RA SS
“
I T LYA S Y MP NY HO —
T HI R D MO V M NT
E E .
C L NT
AR I E
4
.
I: ii
F em n n e en di ng T
¥
“
r
.
o f 4 Meas u re
‘
7
h
R yth m .
V LN IO I .
3
o
—
4
i F em m i n e en di ng o
f i
3 Mea s ure Rh yth m .
fl gging n rgy f
a e monotony is possible with an
e
,
o r no
Ex .
43 .
B RA H M S PI A NF T O OR E
Q U A RT E T IN G MI N OR (O p .
—
R 0N o o
A LLA Z I N GA R E S E .
I st h h
R yt m . zu d R yth m h .
r vr rM
1 2 3
Mo st po t e n t , g a ve, a nd re e en t S i gn i o s,
as c . en d g
in .
v ry l r
1 2 3 4 5
My e no be a n d a
pp o ve d
g o o d m a s t e rs ,
F em .
5
h h
I 2 4
3
T
’
a t I a ve ta en a w a y t h lS o ld m a n s d a u g h t e r,
Fem .
s
r
a
hv
3 4
It m o st I m a rr i e d h e r ;
M
IS t ru e ; t u e, a e
a s c.
s
v yh
I 2 3 4
T he er ea d a n d fro n t o f my o ffen d i n g
'
F em .
x r
I 2 3
Ha t h
.
t h IS e t en t , no mo e.
C at s.
Th Fi ,
an /a
r
logy in v rse f t h rhy t hmical t a e o r e s ru c
M m ea t ur
re we are abou t to d scribe the ef e ,
u se o
m st rs so f as w are aw re
a e ,
ar e a .
“
A l i t ung
n e musikalische Composi tio 787
z ur n, 1 .
Ex .
44 .
R . S T U
RA S S, E IN H E LD N L N
E EB E (O p .
O v erla p .
1
56 HYTHM O F MODE RN MUS I C
R
f rther into it
u But Br hms v r expressing himself
. a ,
e e
mother s instigation ’
.
Ex .
45 .
B RA H M B LL D
S, A A E D
E W AR D (O p . 1 0, h e
zu d i
P er o d .
SH 1 2 3 4 5
P Fa lli ng a cc . R ii s n g a c c. Fa lli n g s ee .
ec .
MEAS U R E R HYTHM S
S I! -
57 I
My m
an ordinary four measure phrase and this -
,
t ’
by C es r as
a u .
Rfiy /m f
t
isolated
uo
c ses t h ir most usual place beinga ,
e
S
ew n at th end f ser es f Per ods where
e o a i o i ,
M m
t hey formed by several rep t itions f
ed i u
a re e o
Va ri ia t o ns o f T em po —
T h e P a use —
Res ts a nd E mpty T m es i
H a yd n
’ ’
s h u m o ro us u se o f R es t s —
Res t s i n R Stra u ss
.
“
To d
un d V er kl a ru n g
”—
E x mpl f D i
a es o ae res s i in B hmra s an d
i
G r eg —
U n ba rred M us i B hv
c : ee t o en , Op . 1 06 .
f m
o r in which the feelings as well as the fingers
a n c es
t mp
e almost imperceptible perhaps due to the
o, ,
“
personal equation f the pl yer S uch variations o a .
w heel .
temp due t
o the varying emotions f the ar tistic
o o
ll d
a co e era n f the composer or per former
o o .
a ugmented If t h i t d d is accompanied as is
. e r ar an o
,
or , or ,
languorous e ff ect .
ar a n o or o , ,
combined with a
a r a na o
’
d ( a paradox cres cen o
i ti
s c en unimaginative player or choirmaster who
o us , ,
1 M o d ern co m po sers so i
m et m es , h o we v er, a dd h lf m
a a - ea s ur e a t
t h e en d o f a R yt m, h h so a s to ma ke a de fi i x i i pl
n t e e t en s o n n a ce
o f fii
th e i n de n te ex ten s i o n i din ca t e d by th e Pa us e, a s, fo r
e a x mpl B hm e, ra s
’
T i
r o fo r H o rn , V i li
o n, a nd P i ano ,
O p 4 0, i n
.
t h Ad g i
e a o,
THE PAU S E 65 I
p i l
res s o n areason f breaking the rhythm here ; on
o r
our Ex 4 . 0 .
Rm e dan
f Measures is not n cessarily e tirely
o , e n
E mfl ) Ti m
’
occupied with sound needs t to be
“
no
t u res
q nam
ue f Empty times They are t
e o
“
. no
established .
Ex .
46 .
B T VN
EE HO E SO NT N
A A 1 D (Op . 1 0, No .
3) RON Do
—
.
1 st h h
R yt m . a nd h h
R yt m .
2 3
t tli
s ar
g silences occur in this well kno w n movement
n -
,
a profound fl t f earnestness e
’
ec o .
l An a m us ig x
n e a mp l e o f th e ii l
d ff cu ty t h e o rd n a ry s t en er i li
h as in pprec a t n
a i ig res ts o c c u rre d a t C a m br d g e m a n
y yea rs a go i .
An u n d ergra d ua t e o rc h es t ra
p a yed l B hv
e et o en s
’
F i rs t Sym p h on
y,
and th e l l o ca re
po rt er, h i ea r n g t h e i i
c u r o us n t ro du ct i on to th e
l a st mo v m en t
e fo r t h e fi im rs t t e, an d b i g e n i ly
en t re un a bl e to
a
pprec i a t e t h e re s t s, re m k d h ar e t a t th e ba n d h a d so m e d ffi c u tyi l
in i
s t a rt n g th e l a st m v m
”
o ! e en t
1 70 HYTHM O F MODE RN MU S I C
R
Ex .
47 .
B RA H M I NT M
S ER EZZO ( Op . 1 0, No .
I st h h
R yt m .
examples .
m ti
o vo is developed at the end f the second section o ,
is capable f o .
H m u Um humorous use
orous f it in the finale f his o o
w E flat Q u rtet No 3 8 by leaving not
"
a ,
.
,
e o a a zo o
HUMO R OU S U S E O F RE S TS 73 1
HA Y DN , Q U TT
AR E IN F LT
A —
FI NL
A E— ( LAS T EI GTB
H A RS
) .
E nd o f P er o d i .
R hythm .
S m Td
bars f R chard S trauss
o iTod und d V e/a ‘
an
tra z
er
o
V k lii
er
g consist f the pi i m g
ru n
”
o a n ss z
'
o run .
”
y t again
e in the stormy motive that starts at
,
sound .
EX A MPLE S O F D UE RE S IS 75 1
Di i n
which Ex 4 9 shows the construction
’
a rerzr
.
B /m d .
ra z r a n
Gri eg
{
.
Ex .
49 .
B RA H M S RO MN A CE (O p . 1 1 8, N o .
'
rzt .
1 a 3 b 4
E nd o f P er i o d .
Ex .
50 .
i
n F Op 8 ,
. .
1
76 R HYTHM OF MODE RN MUS I C
Ex .
50 a .
G RI E G (V I O LN S NT
I O A A IN F, O p . 8 —
LA S T MO V M NT )
E E .
E q ui vl a en t to
,
.
U em a
n a 6 is unbarr d 10I t is preceded by a
,
e .
M i
B
a r e,
fi
long
eet o o en,
contemplative Ad g i f a haracter a o, o C
0
h h OR R
0
For the bars in the Largo four
.
“
,
M
1 78 HYTHM OF MODE RN MU S I C
R
semiquavers to crotchets .
Ex .
51 .
B T VN
EE HO E SO NT
A A
(O p .
L a rg e . I st h h
R yt m .
( Co n mo to ) .
P re m li i n a ry
M ea s ure . An a c . An a crus i s .
zud h
R yth m .
UNB A RRED MUS I C 1 79
Ad d t ii l
o na l h h
H a f-r yt m .
mystery .
Sharp m jor a .
fugue.
C H APTE R V III
Sta eea to — Forte, P i a no, C rereert do , and D i mi nuerzdo —
Th e O rga n
an d Ac c en t —
M ec h i l
a n ca I n s tru m en t s an d Ac c en t — Th e
h h i l h
R yt m ca S c em e o f a C o m p l e te C o m po s ii
t on I ll u s t ra t e d
byB h
ra m h
s
’
R a ps o d y, O p 1 1 7 .
t hem or a combinatio
,
f dots or sl rs it is only n o u :
and closes .
phrase.
Pi
as the passage in question is sustained at C d d a no ,
rescen o a n
A C d usually leads to a F t or F ti i m
res cen o or e or ss o.
breast
I f rhyth m depends so much upon A ccent with ,
d A m
Wal t it entirely satisfies our rhythmical
z,
an d "
h i bl
en s We remember hearing a modern com
e .
wi l ft d T l i l at Munich
ss ens c za un Two mechanicalec zn c .
ffi ?
in various melodic hap s gives this piece a specially S e ,
l ly out f place on
cu a r o noble an instrument SO .
f
rhythmical point f View ; f while gféz o
gi o r,
i z
t
d
ra tr
/ 01
s
’
of ” 7
the music .
“ '
cry Yet the big drum which drives the ccent home
.
,
a
1
92 HYTHM OF MODE RN MUS I C
R
O f fresh material .
f d the
s o rz a n o s , first R hythm ends with a solemn
N
1 94 HYTHM R OF MODE R N MU S IC
is also given a f d s ot z a n o .
Ex .
52 .
B RA H M S R HA P DY
SO (O p . 1 1 9, N o .
A lleg ro R i s a /zeta
i
.
P er o d 1 .
P eri o d 2 .
P er i od 3 . F i rs t h
R yth m .
O v lper a .
SC HEME OF A C OMPO S ITION 1 95
Th id
r h
Rh yt m .
F o urt h Rh yth m .
O v lp
er a .
f d
s o rz a n crotchet and the quavers hortened by
o S
alert .
in the Rhy t hm .
1 96 HYTHM OF MODE RN MUS I C
R
co ve tional formali ty
n n .
ec e n , ea n o e a
o fN OS and
. 1 No 5 leads to a d ceptive cadence
2 . . e
Ex .
53 .
P eri o d 6 .
I n d e pe n d en t R yth m h .
P eri o d 7 .
SC HEME OF A C OMPO S ITION 1
99
P efi o d 8 .
P efi o d 9 .
2 00 HYTHM OF MODE RN MU S I C
R
entirely f triplets o .
enter .
202 HYTHM OF MODE RN MU S I C
R
P riods 9 d
e is peculiarly delight ful ev n f
a n 1 0, ,
e o r
the ninth .
Ex .
54 .
P er i o d 1 3 .
Ex .
55 .
P eri o d 1 6.
i
P er o d 1 7 .
SC HEME OF A C OMPO S ITION 20
5
P er i o d 18 .
O v lp
er a .
O v lp
er a .
O v lp
er a .
206 R HYTHM OF MODER N MU S I C
P er i o d 19 .
A na c rus i s.
Ana crus i
s .
Ana cru s i s .
A n a crus i s.
means .
i
a na cru s c The Hal f rhythms are harply defined
.
-
S
i
a n a crus c It begins with a fi measure Rhythm
. ve- ,
Co d a . P eri o d 22 .
A na Cru s i s .
P eri o d 24 . O n e Rh yth m on l y
.
1 2
pi
a no works up to f ti i m while t h melody or ss o, e
SCHEME OF A C OMPO S ITION 2 9 0
m i g with an A nacrusis
en c n .
Rfiy bm l t
conductor
zca
marks the accent f each o
A ly i f
na Measure and the A nacr sis when it
s s o ,
u ,
B W”
7
M
occurs easy enough t d t g h ,
IS o is in u Is .
N i D
o 2 The Primary note is t h cro t ch t
n , e e .
Op 7 3
.
O e
Ex .
57 .
B RA H M S
’
S YMP NY
HO (O p
h
.
I st Rh yt m .
li i
r
P re m ‘ ‘
n a ry
P Mea s ure .
B R A HM S ’
S YMPHONY 21 1
2 nd h
Rh yt m .
harmony .
Ex .
58 .
TR O M B O N E!
in t h key f D shown in Ex 5 9
e o , . .
3 21
Ex .
59 .
O v lp
er a .
bassoons .
Ex . 60 .
t d
a n o,
"
singing ; the chie f melody is allotted to the
“
B RA H M S S YMPHONY
’
5 2I
the accents .
Ex . 61 .
f
s oen ma r e.
O v lp
er a .
Ex 5 page
. 2 ,
1 00 .
pan i m t to a sustained
en i melody in Primary a n a c ru s c
Ebc 6 2 .
F LUT E .
and Da Capo .
7 21
triple counterpoint .
Ex . 63 .
opening s bj ct occurs Ex 64
u e ,
.
,
Ex . 64 .
Ch a ng e o f D i aeres i s .
Ex . 65 .
A d a g zo
'
non t r oppo . I st h h
R yt m .
2 20 R HYTH M OF MODE RN MU S I C
E nd o f Ist i
P er o d . I st h
R yth m .
zu d h h
R yt m . h h
3 rd R yt m .
E nd o f zu d P er i o d .
the A nacrusis .
B RAHM S SYMPHONY ’
22 I
i on the bassoon
cr u s s In the second Half rhythm
.
—
rhythms :
Ex . 66 .
fil
'
Melo d y J J
A ccompanimen t E J ‘
n
m a I a
The second R hythm introduces new material .
should occur h re e .
tive .
i to
n 2 2 Measures .
pl ti
a melody as follows
ve
Ex . 67 .
H OR N .
Ex . 68 .
t
cen u ati appears b ing preceded by an Empty
o n, ,
e
B R A HM S SYMPHONY 5
’
22
hown in Ex 6 9
Is S . .
Ex . 69 .
An a c rus i s .
E — H
of the -
g .
easily recognised .
touch .
Ex .
70 .
CE LL O . P i sa .
excellent e ffect .
22 8 HYTH M OF MODE RN MU S I C
R
measures .
Ex .
71 .
l h h
H a f r yt m-
.
f no sp cial description
or e .
t
eres ti
n
g construction Th
. Period consists
e f two o
order 4 + 2 ,
The division is very clearly
marked by the di fference in the internal structure f o
Ex .
72 .
2 30 HYTHM OF MODE RN MU S I C
R
Ex 7 . 0 .
page 9 8 in Ex ,
The rest f the movement is. 22. o
f
o r the most part a development f the subj cts o e
Rhythm .
Ex .
73 .
A l legr o co n pi r i to
s .
B RA HM S S YMP H ONY ’
23 1
vo ce,
r
by the unison f the first two measures by three
o ,
~
ce
p t i bl division
e into R hythms .
every measure .
Ex .
74 .
A na c rus i s .
Ex .
75 .
B RAH M S S YMPH O N Y 2 33
’
J J P J J J P J J J
All is now li fe and fire i four measure R hythms n -
,
page 9 8 .
as it does here .
f
or the most p rt accom panied by quavers in each
a
crotchets .
Ex .
76 .
O v lp
er a .
si d i y work
ar .
note
Ex .
78 .
T S C HA I KO W S K Y (Op .
A d ag i o . P re
T S C H A I KOWSKY
' '
37
F em ii n ne
Pathetic .
message .
Recitati e the A ll g
v , t pp ( Ex com
e ro no n ro o, .
Ex .
79 .
239
No Ex 4 5 page 5 6
. I , .
, 1 .
Ex . 80 .
( O uter pa rts on ly )
.
fi — I u -—J
‘
p i i i m
a n ss has an emotional
o, e f
f ect f deep i g ifi o s n
cance .
24 0 RHYTHM OF MODE RN MU S I C
We come now to Ex 8 In Chapter III we
. 1 .
.
CE LL O .
24 1
bi ti
na f S ubsidiary figures
o ns o .
t m
s ru t f contrasting tone and are easily distin
en s o ,
g i h d
u s eThe violin marks its accents by the slurs
.
,
”
note figure It will be noticed that the phrasing
.
Ex 8 2
. .
Ex . 82 .
A n d a n te . P re m li . 1 st R yt m h h .
ca n ta ca n pa n s i o n e
es .
zud R ythm h .
242 HYTH M OF M ODE RN MUS I C
R
emotional e ff ect .
m m l J J
D ec rea s e
‘
o f mo vm e
f
en t .
43 2
orchestration .
il
Tr p ets .
1 3
m
4
-
fifi
l "
J
‘ ‘
1 f
a
O v lp r
er a .
‘
I I I EL
.
An a p ts
e
gs
3
a J J 3 ~
( An a p s ts )
s
Ex . 83 .
P re m li .
i
n i i terjections which add strongly to the
a n a cru s c n ,
Ex . 84 .
T S CH A I KOW S KY 24 5
f ti i m and as q i k ly d i down to p i i i m in a
or ss o, u c es a n ss o
Ex . 85 .
24 6 HYTHM OF MODE RN MU S I C
R
S eco nd M o v emen t .
Alleg ro co n
g ra z i a . The S ig na t ure is a
1
.
section .
Ex . 86 .
A lleg ro ca n g r a zi a .
Ma s c u li h lf l
ne a -
c o s e.
s 24 7
Dott ed note —
form gives a light and danci g n
Ex . 87 .
Minuet .
Th i rd M o v ement .
Alleg ro molto c
o i ‘va ce
.The S ignat re varies b u e
tween C an d 1 1
3
The Primary n o te is the crotchet
24 8 HYTHM OF MODE RN MU S I C
R
si d i y rhythm
ar f t t triplets There
o eight
s a cca o . a re
Ex . 88 .
e ffects .
24 9
Ex . 89 .
. .
music.
250 HYTHM OF MODE RN M US I C
R
Ex 8 9 is immediately followed by Ex 9
.
. 0,
Ex .
90 .
~
1 r
' ‘
- I l
3
Ex 8 8 now enters
. re— ,_
a n d is developed and a fter
,
Ex .
91 .
in a full clos e .
2
5 1
phrases .
Ex .
92 .
2
52 HYTH M OF MODE RN MUS I C
R
m rked fffjf
a
253
Ex .
93 .
A da g i o la men to s o .
b ”
Caes ura .
L a rg a m en te . D ec rea s e o f mo v e m en t .
The A d g i l ds to t h A d t in which y
a o ea e n a n e, s n co
Ex .
94 .
An a crus i s.
uttered by f d discords
s o rz a n o The whole f this
. o
, ,
V i n cen t
’
D I n d y, So n a t a in E fo r P i a no , Op . 63 —
D ebu s sy,
Ma s q u es : H o mm a g e a Ra m ea u —
S t a n fo rd , Qua rt et NO 2,
Op 4 5
.
— l
E ga r Sym p h o n y, Op 5 5 .
D I ndy S o n a ta i n E
’
.
,
M o v ement I . M o d éré
T HERE are three foot notes two f which h ve an -
,
o a
Sona ta i n E
important beari g on th rhythm The n e .
fa r P i a no , first is
a
}
i ntelli
y m , L a uteur s e fie a l g en ce d e l exe
P I 'M’J
’
cuta nt p o ur co m ren
p d re et i n terp reter s a ns
po rta nt que la m .
Ex .
95 .
VI N NT
CE DI
’
ND Y ( S O N A TA ,
Op.
4 en reten a n t .
H a lf m ea s u re .
pause here .
R
25 s HYTHM O F MODE RN MU S I C
R
,
e
1 See App e n d i x.
D INDY S ON ATA IN E ’
59 ,
2
S E
ee 7 xpage 8 It occurs also in Brahms
. 1 , 22 .
’
Ex .
96 .
2 60 R HYTHM OF MODE RN MU S I C
Period .
Ex .
97 .
T HE M A.
H elf-c l o se.
D INDY
’
, S ON ATA IN E 261
Ex .
98 .
1 00 . P re mli .
bzen l i e a t s o u ten u .
Ana crus i s.
2 62 HYTHM OF MODE RN MUS I C
R
Ex .
99 .
L e Th eme s eu l d o i t etr e d eh o rs , tr es “ so me
’
en le res te, .
Melos .
D INDY
’
, S ON A TA IN E 2 63
M o v ement I! . Tres a ni m é .
Ex .
99 a .
”
Tr i s a n i on s .
2 64 HYTHM OF MODE RN M U S I C
R
E x . 1 00 .
Un pm ma i ns vi l e
. E xp r ess if
, 65 2
M o v ement M o d eré
’
.
Ex . 101 .
Ex . 1 02.
P iz
nt c
q m‘ .
J _
to the 3 form f Ex
,
o . 101 .
ends .
D ebussy, M a s ques .
Ex 1 03.
U Y U
.
DE B SS ,
M AS Q ES .
Tr es wf
'
et fa n t a s g u c .
t
o
~
r I I.
d eta ch e et ry th m e
' ‘ ’
J J JD U Am J J fTJ lm
'
‘ ‘
s
French composers have a peculi r facility i com a n
apparently changes t th t f o a o
Ex . 1 04 .
P ex f
pr es s g
Ex . 1 0 6.
cuk z un
pa a
t mp
e o,but on the final chord is reiter ted f the l st a , or a
D ebussy, Ho mma g e 2
1 R a mea u .
D m”
a
great use it makes f the A nacrusis on o ,
H mm g fi
o fl t or
R m
a au '
unison .
Ex . 1 08 .
DEB U Y
SS , HO MM G A E K RA M U BA .
(da m Ie d zm e S a ra ba n de ma t}
'
L en t ct g ra ve s ty le s a ns
Un i ro n o . E xpres s zf ct do u cemm t so ur ma .
Ex . 10
9 .
ii l
Ad d t o n a
i
P r m a ry
i
T me .
ti
o nal Primary Time thus ,
Ex . 1 10 .
A n a crus i s .
A n a crus i s .
27 2 R HYTHM OF MODE RN M U S I C
Ex . 1 1 1 .
A n a crus i
s .
Ex . 1 1 3 .
A tempo
°
1
S ta nfo rd , Q ua rtet N o . 2.
birth .
for ign
e d na t ive who by the exercise f a highly
a n , , o
Ex . 1 1 4 .
U A RT E T ( Op .
O v lp
er a .
F
p a rticular character .
P i t) mo to .
h h
R yt m .
zud h
R yth m .
27 8 R HYTHM OF MODE RN MU S I C
F em ii
n ne C l o se .
by a subsidiary figure
S T ANFO RD Q UARTET , 279
Ex . 1 1 6 .
Ex . 1 1 7 .
V
r
e to .
“ “
o a o
li i
P re m na ry.
as an introduction to an pp i t entry f Ex a a rs o n a o r e- o .
Ex . H 9 .
Accentuation .
. .
intentions
Ex . 1 2 0.
P res t zs s i m o
'
.
282 HYTHM OF M OD E RN MUS I C
R
P ti m
res s sz runs through the whole f the Trio
'
o, o ,
begins thus
Ist h h
R yt m .
S TA NFO RD QU ARTET
, 2 83
2 nd h
Rh yt m .
3 rd R yt m h h .
Ex . 1 2 2.
TA NFO RD QU A RTET
S , 28 5
Period .
Ex . 1 23 .
V L IO A.
Fi na le . Alleg ro mo lto .
three .
Ex .
4
1 2 .
A1.7n 0 77 1 011 0.
2
fl
continuity .
move ment .
Ex . 1 2
5 .
LL V L i v bl ) PP ( CE O an d IO A n o c ta es e o w .
place .
I st h h
R yt m .
md
o t and it leads to a momenta y resumption f
era o , r o
to seven Measures .
ELGAR ,
S YMPHONY 28
9
E lg a r, Sympfio ny Op .
55 .
Ex . 1 2 7.
EL G A R, S Y MP N Y
HO (Op .
N o bi lzmente e s em pfiee
'
A n d a n te .
h h
.
I st R yt m .
a nd h
R yth m .
2 90 HYTHM OF MODE RN MUS I C
R
E x 1 28
A lleg r o
'
A n da n te. a ppa s s zo n a to .
1 2
ELGAR ,
S YMPHONY 29 1
with a d
cres cen and is ounded with a f rz
o, s s o
’
a na o
Ex . 1 29 .
Ex
. 1 30 .
Ex . 1 31 .
pi i i m t
a n ss m t
o passage in duplets agai nst
enera en e
Ex . 1 33 .
double basses .
a u e, a n u .
296 HYTHM OF MODE R N MU S I C
R
i
cru s c figure f one Measure in length This o .
oa ss o
'
o s tzn a to .
Ex . 1 34 .
A lleg r o mo i /o .
a 69 .
I n t ro d uc to ry R yt m h h .
eli m i n a ry. 1
A n a c rus i s.
O v lp
er a .
to the ear though the eye sees the bows moving with
,
Ex . 1 35 .
o o s
thus ,
298 R HYTHM OF MODE R N MU S I C
Ex . 1 36 .
motive
Ex . 1 37 .
C YM L
BA C YM L
BA .
V TI MP .
LT
F U ES .
PP An a crus i s.
O B OE AN D E NG L IS H H OR N .
Ex 3 4 ( page
. 1 enters accompanied by a t e- ,
Ex . 1 39 .
z zo
g i
P er o d 1. i st h
R yth m . a nd h h
R yt m .
2 3 l 2
i
P er o d 2. I st h
R yth m .
A n a c ru s i s.
ELGAR S YMPHONY 3 , 01
thus :
o
'EJ alternates with Jfi leads to a novel and
°
o
’
Ex . 1
40 .
O v lp
er a .
Ex . 1 41 .
Ca 7 2l a bi le.
V LIO AS .
th el g t accompaniment to t h m l d
e a o But t h e e o v .
e
t t
s a cca o triplets f the two fl utes stand out p
o ro
mi tly
n en an essential part f the rhythmical
, as o
Ex . 1
42 .
Ex . 1 43 .
'
n so lu to .
f An a c rus i s .
An a crus i s .
ELGAR S YMPHONY
, 30 5
t t bass notes
s a cca o
Ex . 1
44 .
Ex
. 1 45 .
U
3 06 HYTHM O F MODE RN MU S I C
R
its rh ythm .
and 4 4 1 .
e ffects .
vo l i page
. .8 t hat the late S i C harles Hall é
1 ,
r ,
li h d at Leipsic in 8 8 4
s e 1 .
what w represent th s e u
J J
is represented in Dy na mi /
c und Ag og i le, thus
J J
1 T h e presen t w r i t er d i i ly m m b i i S i C h l
st nct re e ers t n r a r es Ha é ll ’
s
l i
p a y n g, as we ll as in h f
t at o B ul w I h l
vo n o . n t e a t t er i t wa s
v y p mi
er ro n en t in th e fi mvm
rs t f h o ll d
e en t o t e so - ca e
“
Mo o n
ligh S t o n a ta .
310 HYTHM OF MODE RN MUS I C
R
occupi d by i t portions
e s .
A n be to n t J
d
Ab betont J J ( equ valen t to our
-
i Ana
c ru s c i form ) .
A n bet o nt
Ab —
betont J J J (a n a cru s i c) .
I n beto n t J J J (a n a cru S I C)
o
I b t
n t are recognised
e o n or in our nomencla ture , , ,
variation that is by
, d and di mi d , cr es cen o nuen o .
d is
cres cen t possibl
o on a si gl not
no e n e e.
A Motive wheth r t
g tl
, i lt or not moves in e un er e te ,
d to its S l
cr es cen o p t t ( our accent ) and then c s er un ,
Mo t iv t hus e, :
Ex . 1
B EE T V
HO E N (O p . 1
4, N o .
i
( Vi de R em a n n , Dy n a m i k a nd Ag og i k , p .
A gogic Acc n t e .
doubl d t e ,
i dic t t h ds f Mo tives d
o n a e e en o ,
an
a fl a tt ened circumflex to ho w t h no te on S e
a pa s ge (D y
s a d Ag p in w hich both
n . un ,
.
occur
Ex . 2
B T VN
EE HO E (O p . 1 4, N o .
the l g t troke
e a o S .
o f accent or f ,
d and d i mi d He
o cres cen o nuen o .
i d ? and s h i f t?
There is no doub t t h t organis t s who feel rhyth m
a
l i T i pl T i m
.
, . .
, ’
A ccen t , 1 8 2 -
1 D up e a ga n s t r e e,
i i
.
Om ss o n f, 6 2 , 6 3 o 1 0 5
vl
. .
a n d n o te a u e, 7 O rga n Fu g u es , 1 2 4
9
i ii ll ii h
. .
Ac c e n t u a t o n , R s n g , 4 5 Fa An t c pa t es m o d er n m et o d s,
i n g. 4 7 I I
l f
.
a n d M e o d y, 6 1 Ba r C o m po u n d , 3 8
h ki
. .
T h e t ree n d s o f, a n d M ea sure , 37 ,
71 , 72 39, 4 1 , 4 2
i l
. .
Ac c i a ca t u ra , 2 2 S m p e, 3 9
i i
. .
Ago g c Accen t , 3 0 8 a n d P o et c fo o t , 3
9
l iB li
. .
A bert a ss , 1 0
5 Ba r n e, 3 9
-
i
. .
A lla oreve, 1 1 4 Fu n c t o n o f, 4 0
i 4 47 B hv l h
. .
A n a c ru s s , 1 -
e e t o e n , P a s t o ra Sym p o n y,
S b i d i y E x m pl
.
u s ar a e o f, i n 5
B hm 7 7
,
ebew o h l So n a t a , 5
fl
ra s,
B hm C p i i i
. .
’
i n ra s a r cc o o
p In u en c e o n m u s c , 1 0 , 1 1
l v
.
, .
1 1 6, N o
3, 5 0 S ow m o em en t of 7 th
h l v
. .
e f ec t o f, 8 0 Sym p o n y, 1 4 ; S o w m o e
h
.
An a p z s t , 8 0 m en t o f 4 t h Sym p o n y, 2 9
i h h E x m pl B i
. .
An a paes t c r yt m , es a rr n g o f A n d a n t e i n o
a
p .
o f,84 1 30 , 3 7
h k w ky P h i i l h
.
An a crus s i n Fu n era M a rc
’
i n T sc a i o s s at et c
Sym p o n y, h 23
9 So n a t a , 4 7 , 4 8
h iq
. .
S o n a ta P a t é t u e, 5 2 , 9 6
B h i i Q
.
ac J C a pr c c o uber d i e
S ua rt e t , o p 32, 5 5 5 7 1 -
i i ii i
. .
,
. .
,
A bre s e e n es Freu n d es , 5 Rs n
g Acc en t ua t o n i n 5 t h
h
.
I n a u g u ra t ed th e m o d ern S ym p o n y, 64 , 6 5
i ki i
.
sch l 9 oo V a r o us n d s o f P er o d ,
77
d Rh y h m i h
. .
,
an t 10 E ro c a Sym p o n y, 8 2 , 1 7 1
S il ll h
, . .
M en t ea sures, 1 0, 1 1 A eg ret t o o f 7 t h S ym p o n y,
A i d i
.
tt t u w e to ar d s m us c, 1 1 83
lig h
, .
1 3 . Mo o n t So n a t a , 8 4 .
316 INDEX
B hv
ee t o en , H i s P er o d s, 9 6 i B hmra s, S eren a d e, o p . 1 1 ,
D up l e a ga n s t i Tr p il e T i m e, S h c erzo 94
l i il i
.
,
1 0 5. D u p e a g a n s t T r p e T m e,
“
S to rm i n P a s t o ra l Sym 1 06 .
I n t erm ezzo , o p 1 1 8 , N o 4 ,
ph o n y, 1 1 2
. .
h
.
H i s u se o f T ree-M ea s u re 1 2 0.
h h
R yt m s , 1 34 I n t erm ezz o , Op. 1 1 7, N o . 1 ,
vl
.
H i s n o e e ffec ts , 1 3 8 1 2 0, 1 21
h
. .
9 t h S ym p o n y, 1 3 8 , 1 3 9 h Sym p o n y i n F, 1 2 2
Q h
. .
p 1 3 1 , 1 39
ua r t et , o . . R a pso d y, o p 7 9 , N o 2, . .
S o n a ta , Op 2 8 , 1 3 9 , 1 4 0 . 1 24 .
v
.
“
O ert u re Leo n o ra , N o 3 , —
Ag n es , 1 2 9
i i i
. .
1 49 .
V a r a t o n s o n a H un ga r a n
S o n a ta i n E fl a t , o p 31 , S o n g, 1 30 , 1 3 1
h h h h
. .
1 61 .
R yt m s o f o t er t a n fo u r
So n a ta , o p 1 0 N O 3 , 1 67 , m ea su res , 1 3 4
l i
.
, . .
31 1 C a r n et S o n a t a , o p 1 2 0 , .
l i
.
Wa d s t e n So n a t a , 1 6 9 . N o 1 , 1 44 . .
So n a t a , o p 1 0 6 , 1 7 6 . .
“
Am S o n n ta g M o rg en ,
So n a ta , o p 1 4 , N o 2 , 1 8 4, 1 56
h
. . .
31 1 R a pso d y, 0 p 1 1 9 , N o 4 ,
i i
. . .
I n t en s ty o f a ccen t ua t o n i n 1 5 7 , 9 3 2 091 -
h
.
o w n g o f s tr n g ed n s tru m en ts , 1 70
B i i h mp i
.
8 2 r t s co o sers a n d a ud e n ces ,
B wi jo i n s h h
.
gR yt ms t o tw o 73 7 5
2 4
Q
o n
h ’
g et er i n S t a n fo rd s ua rt et , B ll J h h
u
’
s, o n, a rps c ih o rd wo rk s,
o p 4 5. 2 8 7 7
B li i B ul w H
. . .
e r o z, La D a m n a t o n d e o , a ns vo n , 2 5 8, 30 8 ,
Fa us t , 8 7 3 9 0
B h Bx hd
. .
ra ms , Ba lla d e, o p 1 0, N o I , . . u te u e, 10 .
5, 1 56
h h
.
a nd R
yt m , 1 5 Ca d en ces , 3 2
h
. .
S ym p o n y i n D , 5 1 , 8 2 , C aesura , 2 7 , 2 9 1 6 7
h h
, .
2 1 0- 2 36 a nd R
yt m s , 3 2
i
.
h i
.
P a n o fo rt e Qu a rtet in G C a n g e o f Spec es , T em po ra ry
i
,
m n o r, 8 2, 1 2 3, 1 5 32 1 56 1 1 0, 1 1 1
l i di h i
.
C h pi S i C mi
.
C a refu to n ca t e p ra s n g , o n o n a ta n n o r, 1 2 7,
86 9 1 2
Ch
. .
Ro ma n ce, o p . 1 1 8, No .
5 l g 58
ro no s a o o s, 2
Cl i l yl i
, .
9 3, 1 7 5 2 a ss ca f d st e o co n uc t n g ,
I n t erm ezzo , o p 1 1 8, N o . 2, 74
2
Cl l 8
. .
93 a usu a s , .
INDEX 317
l
C o ses , 3 2 l
E ga r Sym p o n y, o p 5 5 , 1 5 1 , h
i hy h m
.
C o mb n a ti o n o f r t s in 2 8 9 307 -
B h h i
.
’
ra m s Sym p o ny in D, E m pty T m es , 1 66, 1 6 7 , 1 7 4
B h
.
’
22 1 in ra m s Sym ph o n y i n D ,
mb i h h i
.
Co n ed r
yt m s pec es , 8 6
-
i q l b id i y
.
C o m m o n t m e, 1 1 4 , 1 1 5 E ua su s ar no t es , 82
h i i v M
. .
t o n s, 4 0, 4 1 E d d
ec u t a n t s a n co n u c t o rs , 1 6
l
. .
Co u p et , 2
3
hy h m F lli g A i
.
C rescendo , f ec t
ef o f, o n r t a n ccen t ua t o n , 64
i 7
, .
F a n ta s a ,
F mi i E di g
.
e n ne n n 26 no te,
l
,
Da c t y , 8 0
yl B h
.
’
D a c t s , syn c o pa t ed i n ra m s Fermo te, 1 6 3
h i
.
D a n ce m u s c , 8 a n ce Of,
7 4, 7 5
q iv i
.
D ebu ssy, M a s u es , 2 66 2 6 9 -
. F e n o t es a ga n s t fo u r , et c , .
—
H o mm a ge a Ra m ea u , 2 7 0
.
1 1 2.
27 3 F i ve- m ea sure R yt m s , 1 5 4 h h
fl
.
i
.
m us c, 1 3 6 Fo o t i n P o etry, 2 3
h h
. .
D i mre s i s, 4 3 , 4 4 Forte a n d r yt m , 1 8 5 , 1 8 6
l h
. .
o f M e o d , 1 2 3, 1 7 5 Fo u r ba r p ra s e, 1 5
y
—
q i i
. .
i n D ebussy, M a s u es , 2 6 8 O rd n a ry c o n s t ru c t o n o f,
Qi l
.
’ ’
u n t u p e i n D I n d y s S o n a ta 59 61
-
h h
.
i n E , 2 6 3, 2 6 4 . Fo u r m ea s u re R yt m , I m po rt
-
Di mi nuendo , 1 60 a n ce o f, 1 3 3
h h i
. .
E ffec t o f, o n r yt m , 1 8 5 , F o u r t m e M e a s u re , 8 1
-
l i
.
1 86 Fres c o ba d , 7
i
. .
’
D In d y, So n a t a i n E , 2 5 6- 2 66 F ro berger Fa n t a s a , 7
h h
. .
D o t t ed - n o t e r yt m , 9 1 , 9 2 F fi n fer, 1 5 4 , 1 5 5
h k k h i
. .
’
i n T sc a i o w s y s P a t e t c
h
S ym p o ny, 2 4 1 Gen era P a u s e, 1 7 2 l
l
. .
a n d L eo po d M o z a rt , 3 0 8
’
i n S ta n fo rd s Qu a rt et , o p 4 5 ,
pl M
. .
Du e
9 3 e a s u re , 2 - 1 285
pl g i T i pl T i m kh h i l h
. .
Du e a a n st
5 r e e, 1 0 G ree r yt m ca t eo ry, 8 3 8 6 -
.
1 08 m t er
4 s, 1 2 note
G i g V i li S
. .
Dyn a m und A go g ( Ri e
’
m a n n s ), 3 0 9 - 3 1 4
l h h
.
H a f r yt m s,
-
I 41
-
1 51
ih
E g t een t hC en t u ry, M us ic o f, inB hv ee t o en s
’
So n a ta , 1 45
no te
1 35 . .
3I 8 INDEX
l -
h ig f
H a f m ea s u re, Len g t en n o a M ea s u re Tw o s
pec i es o n ly ,
Rhy h m by 64
,
t 1 no te 29.
H ll é S i C h l
.
,
a 3 9 r a r es , 0 d Ba r, 4 1 4 3 , 6 1
an -
i
.
H d l i d w d m i
.
,
an e , a t t tu e to ar s us c, Fo u r t m e , 8 1 -
.
M ea s u rem en t a n d a cc en t , 2 1
h i l i
.
D d M h 9
ea a rc 2 M ec a n ca n s t ru m en ts a nd
O l d
.
,
a c c e n t, 1 8
7
r an o 1 2 9
i i l
. .
,
H yd
a n, 10 M e s t ers n ger, W a t z i n , 5 4
li i
.
A i d d m i
.
t t tu 3 e to war s us c , 1 M e s m a t c , see S o n g
V i ki d f p i d i l
. .
a r o us n s o er o n, M e o s, 4 , 6, 1 3 3
h h
.
and R
7 yt m , 9 , 1 5
"
d Th i B h
. .
l
’
an m Rh y ree - ea s u re c o n t n uo u s , 5 5 in ra ms
hm 3 5 36
t 1 1 h
S ym p o n y, N o 2 , 2 2 3 ; i n
Q
s,
h
. .
,
’
u a rt et i n E fla t, N O .
38, E lg a r s S ym p o n y, 3 0 1 .
o f W a g n er a n d h i s s u c c es s o rs ,
17 2, 1 7 3
h h
.
H e brew P o et ry, R yt m o f, 2 5 7 4, 7 5
l h i i
.
M en d e sso n, P a no fo r t e T r o
I a m bus , 8 1 in D m i n o r, 1 1 7
v h i
. .
I n s t ru m en t s, I m pro e m e n ts in, P ra se —
co n s t ru c t o n , 1 37 .
1 1 1 2 M etre 2 3
i ii i ih
, ,
. .
I n t erpreta t on o f C o m po s t o n s, M d s u m m er N g t s
’
D rea m ,
1 7 . Ha fl v p erses in S ahk es ea re s
’
I n tro d u c t o ry M ea s u res s ee P re 4 1 43 1 - 1
li i Ov
, .
m n a ry M ea s u re s 66
e rt u re, 1
li
. .
I t a a n O pera , 7 4 M o za rt , 10
A i d d m i
. .
tt tu 3 e to war s us c, 1
J hi m 3 9 V i ki d f p i d i
.
oac ,
0 . a r o us n s o er o n,
77
K h H C A l i
oc g n e tu n zur C fli i g o n Rhy h m i l
ct n t ca
m ik li h C mp i i
,
h m i D Gi v i
. .
,
“ ”
us a sc e o o s t o n, sc e es n on o a nn ,
154 87
K h Bi bl S
.
D pl g i T i pl T i m
.
o n a ta s ,
u na u
5 e . u e a a nst r e e,
5
10
d Th
.
Leg a to , 1 8 2 1 8 5
{
-
an m Rh y ree- ea s u re
ih i
.
Les eze c en in R em a n n s
’
h m 34 3 6
t s, 1 -
1
ik ik J pi S ym p h y
.
D yn a m u n d Ag o g 3 1 2 t er
u
7 on 1 1
i l
. .
,
Lo m ba rd c s ty e, 1 0 4
N o vl
te- a d E h i Ch
u es a n st et c ar
Ma r a sd ig l 6 7 fM i
a c t er o us c ,
hf m 9
.
, ,
M a rc o r 1
li E d i g
.
,
ph
M a sc u n e n n 32 O m
n e- i T h
ea s u re ra ses n sc ai
h i lm i
, .
M ec a n c a k y P h i S ym ph y
’
us c ,
1 1 3 . k o ws s a t et c on ,
M ea s ure 2 2 2 3 , , . 2 51 .
INDEX 31 9
O rg a n , 1 2. h h
R yt m , a n d t h e C u rc , 6 h h
x i
.
a nd a cce n t , 8 7, 88 a nd E
1 1
pres s o n , 1 3 , 1 4
h i
. .
M a rc es o n t h e, 1
9 0, 1 91 T w o s d es o f, 1 4
v l fi ii
. .
O er a ,
p 51 57 - D e n t o n o f, 2 0
i li q iv l h
. .
’
i n R S t ra u ss V . o n So n a t a , e u a en t t o P ra se, 2 1 2 5 -
.
1 09 , 1 1 0 . Th e w o rd u s ed i n tw o
s en s es, 24
ki h
.
P a d erew s , C a n ts d es V o ya a nd Accen t , 3 2
i
.
g eurs , N o 4, 1 2 7— 1 2 9 C o n s t ru c t o n o f, 4 4
x i ih
. . .
P a u s e, 1 6 3 1 66 - E per m en t s w t ma t eri a l
k
.
u n s t ruc a c c en t , o f, 6 - 6 7
on an
5
w i hi R hy h m 7 7
.
79
1 t n t
i l
.
,
.
P er o d , 2 3- 2 5 f w M
o t 83 (o ea s ures, see a so
ih H l f hy h m )
.
o f e g t M ea sures , 5 a -r
t
3 s
h h Rhy h m i l fi g
. .
P i a no a n d R yt m , 1 8 5 , 1 8 6 t i m
ca u re s n a cc o
l i
.
P o o n a s e fo rm , 3 5 p im an
9 en t , 2
h i i 6 3 64 6 5
. .
P ra s n g i n S o n g, 2 6 A cce n t u a t o n ,
l i i f7
. .
, ,
”
P o pu a r a u d en ces , 2 7 4 F un c t o n o 1
li i S h m i m bi i 69
.
, .
P re m n a ry o r I n tro d u c t o ry c e es n co na t o n, ,
M 49 5 ea sures , -
1 7 1
i B hm C m pli i i S ix h
.
M ea s ures
p n ra s
,
o . 1 0, o ca t o n s n t een t
N 3 o C y 87
en t ur
P im y Tim V l R hy h m l M i 5 8 59
.
, ,
.
r Nar es , o t es , a u es , t ess us c ,
Ri m
.
,
3 1 e D H g
a nn , 3 8 r u o 0
Rh y h m 3 9 Ri i g A i 4 5 64
. .
,
.
t s n c c en t ua t o n ,
i F i f
, .
, ,
A c c en t u a t o n , un ct o n o 8s
1
B h v Fi f h Sym
,
’
7 1 i n ee t o en s t
Rhy h m i B h m Sym ph y 6 5
.
'
t n ra s on
ph y i D Ri i g d F lli g A i
, .
on n 2 1 2. s n an a n cc en tu a t o n ,
P g mm m i
,
ro ra 5 6 e us c , 6, 1 1 7
1 1
d M i
.
, .
P P
ro s e,
y o et r an us c , 2 0. Ri ta rda ndo, 1 60 - 1 6 3 .
Q i pl Rh y h m
u n tu 5 3 e t 1 2 -
1 0 Sai Sn t- E d p a 5 en s tu e, o 2,
T h i k w ky P h i
. .
,
’
i n sc a o s s a t et c N 4 o 3 1 2.
Symph y 4 6 S lv i
,
.
on 2 a A my d m
at on d r ru an
Q i pl Di m i i D I d y l i l hy hm 9 9
, .
’ ’
u n tu e res s n n s c a s s ca r t 1 1 1 2.
S h b
, ,
So n a t a i n E , 2 6 3, 2 64 . c u ert , 1 2 .
S i D
o na
p 53 9 ta o 2
Q
n
i ii D mi
. .
, ,
Pi M h i D 9
,
1 8 f a n o o r t e, a rc n 2.
Ph i
.
,
h h l
.
,
R yt m , a n d M e o s, 4, 9 38
1
S h m Pi qi
. .
a n d Fo rm , 4 . c u a nn84 ano u n t et , .
3 20 INDEX
Sc h u ma n n T o cca t a i n C , 9 5 Sy ll bi a c , s ee So n g
l B hm
.
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